Jean Bourgknecht
Jean Bourgknecht (16 September 1902 – 23 December 1964) was a Swiss politician,
Swiss Federal Council
(1959–1962).
Jean Bourgknecht was born to Louis and Eugénie-Louise Bourgknecht in
Law Society
of Fribourg and from 1937 to 1941 the Law Society of Switzerland.
He was president of the city of
Council of States
where he represented his canton from 1956 to 1959. Also in 1956 he became president of his party.
He was elected to the
Department of Finance.[1]
References
External links
- Profile of Jean Bourgknecht with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Jean Bourgknecht in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.