About Robert Haab
Lived 1865 – 1939 (aged 74). Robert Haab was a Swiss politician, judge, diplomat, military personnel, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary and jurist.
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. He studied law at the universities of Leipzig, Strasbourg and Zurich.
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, and again in 1929.
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Who was Robert Haab?
Swiss politician (1865–1939)
When was Robert Haab born?
Robert Haab was born on 8 August 1865 in Wädenswil.
When did Robert Haab die?
Robert Haab died on 15 October 1939 in Zurich.
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Robert Haab was a politician, judge, diplomat, military personnel, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary and jurist.
What nationality was Robert Haab?
Robert Haab was Swiss.
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