Editing Walther Stampfli

{{Short description|Swiss politician}}
'''Walther Stampfli''' (3 December 1884 in [[Büren, Solothurn]] – 11 October 1965) was a Swiss politician and [[member of the Swiss Federal Council]] (1940&ndash;1947).

[[Image:Walther Stampfli.gif|thumb|Walther Stampfli]]

He was elected to the Federal Council on 18 July 1940 and handed over office on 31 December 1947. He was affiliated to the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD)]]. 

During his time in office he was in charge of the [[Federal Department of Economic Affairs]] and was [[President of the Confederation (Switzerland)|President of the Confederation]] in 1944.

Between 1921 and 1940, he worked in the management of Ludwig [[von Roll]]schen Eisenwerke. In 1922, he presided the parliament of the [[Canton of Solothurn]]. Between 1930 and 1940, Stampfli was a member of the [[Swiss National Council]].

Stampfli was a [[Swiss citizenship|citizen]] of [[Aeschi]].

==References==
* Georg Hafner: ''Bundesrat Walther Stampfli (1884-1965). Leiter der Kriegwirtschaft im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Bundesrätlicher Vater der AHV''. Dietschi, Olten 1986

==External links==
*{{Swiss Federal Councillor|walther-stampfli}}
*[https://www.historyofsocialsecurity.ch/stakeholders/federal-councilors/stampfli-walther/?L=3 Walther Stampfli] in [https://www.historyofsocialsecurity.ch/home/ History of Social Security in Switzerland]
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*[http://www.dodis.ch/ Swiss Diplomatic Documents (DDS)]
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[[Category:People from Dorneck District]]
[[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:Members of the National Council (Switzerland)]]
[[Category:University of Göttingen alumni]]
[[Category:University of Zurich alumni]]
[[Category:Agriculture ministers of Switzerland]]

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