Walter Hauser

Walter Hauser

Walter Hauser (1 May 1837 – 22 October 1902) was a Swiss politician. He was a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1888 to 1902.

He was elected to the Federal Council on 13 December 1888 and died in office on 22 October 1902. He was a member of 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.

Further reading

• Ryser, Emil (1931). Zur Erinnerung an unsere lieben Eltern (Bundesrat Walter Hauser, 1837-1902, Sophie Hauser, geb. Wiedemann, 1845-1931) (in German). Bern: Büchler & Co.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

Other websites

• 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.

Political offices
Preceded by Wilhelm Vigier	President of the Council of States 1883/1884	Succeeded by Martin Birmann
Preceded by Wilhelm Hertenstein	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1888–1902	Succeeded by Ludwig Forrer