Editing Robert Haab

{{Short description|Swiss politician (1865–1939)}}
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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 of Switzerland|Free Democratic Party]].

During his office time he held the [[Department of Posts and Railways]] and was [[President of the Confederation (Switzerland)|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.

==External links==
*{{Swiss Federal Councillor|robert-haab}}
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[[Category:1865 births]]
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[[Category:People from Wädenswil]]
[[Category:Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians]]
[[Category:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians]]
[[Category:Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)]]
[[Category:Presidents of the Swiss Confederation]]
[[Category:Ministers of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications of Switzerland]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Switzerland to Germany]]
[[Category:Swiss military officers]]
[[Category:University of Zurich alumni]]
[[Category:University of Strasbourg alumni]]
[[Category:Leipzig University alumni]]


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