Emil Welti

Emil Welti

Emil Welti (23 April 1825, Bad Zurzach, Aargau - 24 February 1899) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1866-1891).

He was elected to the Federal Council on 8 December 1866 and handed over office on 31 December 1891. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. His son was marriaged by Escher's daughter Lydia Welti-Escher (1858–1891), patron of the arts and founder of the Gottfried Keller Stiftung.

During his time in office he held the following departments:

• Military Department (1867 - 1868)
• Political Department as President of the Confederation (1869)
• Military Department (1870 - 1871)
• Political Department as President of the Confederation (1872)
• Military Department (1873 - 1875)
• Political Department as President of the Confederation (1876)
• Department of Posts and Telegraph (1877 - 1878)
• Department of Posts and Railways (1879)
• Political Department as President of the Confederation (1880)
• Department of Justice and Police (1881)
• Department of Posts and Railways (1882 - 1883)
• Political Department as President of the Confederation (1884)
• Department of Posts and Railways (1885 - 1891)

He was President of the Confederation six times in 1869, 1872, 1876, 1880, 1884 and 1891.

External links

• Profile of Emil Welti with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.

• Heinrich Staehelin: Emil Welti in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Preceded by François Briatte	President of the Council of States 1860	Succeeded by Johann Jakob Blumer
Preceded by Johann Jakob Rüttimann	President of the Council of States 1866	Succeeded by Christian Sahli
Preceded by Friedrich Frey-Herosé	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1866–1891	Succeeded by Josef Zemp