Robert Haab
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Robert Haab (8 August 1865 – 15 October 1939) was a Swiss politician.
He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 13 December 1917 and handed over office on 31 December 1929. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.
During his office time he held the Department of Posts and Railways and was President of the Confederation in 1922, winning by a slim majority of 163 to 154,<ref>Colby, Frank Moore (Ed.). (1922). The New International Year Book. Dodd, Mead and Company. p. 687. Retrieved December 5, 2018.</ref> and again in 1929.
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- 1865 births
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- People from Wädenswil
- Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
- Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)
- Presidents of the Swiss Confederation
- Ministers of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications of Switzerland
- Ambassadors of Switzerland to Germany
- Swiss military officers
- University of Zurich alumni
- University of Strasbourg alumni
- Leipzig University alumni