Walter Hauser
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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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Commemoration
Walther-Hauser-Strasse in Wädenswil is named after him.
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- 1837 births
- 1902 deaths
- Defence ministers of Switzerland
- Finance ministers of Switzerland
- Foreign ministers of Switzerland
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
- Members of the Council of States (Switzerland)
- Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)
- Members of the National Council (Switzerland)
- People from Wädenswil
- Presidents of the Council of States (Switzerland)
- Presidents of the Swiss Confederation
- Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians