Walter Hauser

For the Swiss Olympic weightlifter, see Walter Hauser (weightlifter).

Walter Hauser
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President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 1900 – 31 December 1900
Preceded by	Eduard Müller
Succeeded by	Ernst Brenner
In office 1 January 1892 – 31 December 1892
Preceded by	Emil Welti
Succeeded by	Karl Schenk
Swiss Federal Councillor
In office 13 December 1888 – 22 October 1902
Preceded by	Wilhelm Hertenstein
Succeeded by	Ludwig Forrer
Personal details
Born	(1837-05-01)1 May 1837 Wädenswil, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
Died	22 October 1902(1902-10-22) (aged 65)
Party	Free Democratic Party

File:Schweizerische Bundesbahn-Anleihe 1899.JPG

Bond for the Swiss Federal Railways, issued 28 June 1899, signed by Walter Hauser as the boss of the Department of Finance

Walter Hauser (1 May 1837 – 22 October 1902) was a Swiss politician who was a Federal Councillor from 1888 to 1902.

Career

Open to technical innovations, Hauser was one of the founders of the left bank of the Zurichseebahn in 1859, the Wädenswil-Einsiedeln-Bahn in 1870 and the Wädenswil gasworks in 1874.

He was elected to the Federal Council on 13 December 1888 and died in office on 22 October 1902. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland.

During his office time he held the following departments:

• Military Department (1889–1890)
• Department of Finance (1891–1899)
• Political Department (1900)
• Department of Finance (1901–1902)

He was President of the Confederation twice in 1892 and 1900.

Family

Hauser was born into the family of Jakob Arnold Hauser and Emilie Theiler. In 1865, he married Marie-Sophie Wiedeman.

Commemoration

Walther-Hauser-Strasse in Wädenswil is named after him.

External links

• Profile of Walter Hauser with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
• "Walter Hauser" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.