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Arthur Hoffmann
July 23, 1927
member of the Swiss Federal Council (1857-1927)
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Arthur Hoffmann was a Swiss politician (FDP) and lawyer. In addition to his professional activities, he was a member of the Grand Council of the Canton of St. Gallen from 1886 to 1911 and chaired it three times. In 1896 he was elected by the Grand Council to the Council of States, which he chaired as President of the Council of States in 1902/03. At the national level, he took a leading role in deliberations on the Civil Code and the Code of Obligations. In 1911, the Federal Assembly elected him to the Federal Council as the successor to the late Ernst Brenner. Hoffmann initially headed the Justice and Police Department, and from 1912 the Military Department.
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- Anniversary · July 23
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