Ludwig Forrer

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Ludwig Forrer
President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 1912 – 31 December 1912
Preceded by	Marc-Émile Ruchet
Succeeded by	Eduard Müller
In office 1 January 1906 – 31 December 1906
Preceded by	Marc-Émile Ruchet
Succeeded by	Eduard Müller
Swiss Federal Councillor
In office 11 December 1902 – 31 December 1917
Preceded by	Walter Hauser
Succeeded by	Robert Haab
Personal details
Born	(1845-02-09)9 February 1845 Islikon, Thurgau, Switzerland
Died	28 September 1921(1921-09-28) (aged 76) Bern, Switzerland
Party	Free Democratic Party

Ludwig Forrer (9 February 1845 – 28 September 1921) was a Swiss politician who was a Federal Councillor from 1902 to 1917.

Forrer was born in Islikon. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 11 December 1902 and resigned on 31 December 1917. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party.

During his office time he held the following departments:

• Department of Trade, Industry and Agriculture (1903)
• Department of Home Affairs (1904–1905)
• Political Department (1906) as President of the Confederation
• Military Department (1907)
• Department of Justice and Police (1908)
• Department of Posts and Railways (1908–1911)
• Political Department (1912) as President of the Confederation
• Department of Posts and Railways (1913–1917)

He was President of the Confederation twice in 1906 and 1912.

External links

• https://www.admin.ch/en/members-of-the-federal-council/?person=ludwig-forrer Profile of Ludwig Forrer] with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
• Ludwig Forrer in History of Social Security in Switzerland
• "Ludwig Forrer" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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