Eduard Müller (Swiss politician)

Eduard Müller
Official Photograph circa early 1900s
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
In office 1895–1919
Preceded by	Karl Scheurer
Succeeded by	Karl Schenk
6th Mayor of Bern, Switzerland
In office 1888–1895
Preceded by	Otto von Büren
Succeeded by	Franz Lindt
Personal details
Born	(1848-11-12)12 November 1848 Dresden, Germany
Died	Bern, Switzerland
Political party	Free Democratic Party
Profession	Politician, Councilor,

Eduard Müller (12 November 1848 - 9 November 1919) was a Swiss politician, Mayor of Bern (1888-1895), President of the Swiss National Council (1890/1891) and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1895-1919). He was a member of the Free Democratic Party.

Member of the Federal Council

Müller was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on August 16, 1895.

While he was in office, he held the following departments:

• Department of Justice and Police (1895–1897)
• Military Department (1897–1898)
• Political Department (1899) as President of the Confederation
• Military Department (1900–1906)
• Political Department (1907) as President of the Confederation
• Military Department (1908–1911)
• Department of Justice and Police (1912)
• Political Department (1913) as President of the Confederation
• Department of Justice and Police (1914–1919)

Electoral Information

Müller was elected to the federal council on 1 ballot with 136 votes.

• Ballots distributed: 171
• Ballots received: 170
• Blank ballots: 6
• Spoiled ballots: 0
• Valid ballots: 164
• Absolute majority: 83

He died in office on 9 November 1919 at the age of 70.

External links

• Profile of Eduard Müller with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.

• Peter Stettler: Müller, Eduard in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 2007-12-07.

• ; (full text online)
• Biography of Eduard Müller on the website of the Swiss Parliament.

Preceded by Otto von Büren	Mayor of Bern, Switzerland 1888–1895	Succeeded by Franz Lindt
Preceded by August Suter	President of the National Council 1890–1891	Succeeded by Adrien Lachenal
Preceded by Karl Schenk	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1895–1919	Succeeded by Karl Scheurer