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Swiss politician (1926–2020)

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Helmut Hubacher
Helmut Hubacher

Member of the Grand Council of the Canton of Basel-Stadt
In office 1956–1968
Member of the Swiss National Council
In office 16 September 1963 – 19 December 1997
President of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
In office 1975–1990

Personal details
Born	15 April 1926 Krauchthal, Switzerland
Died	19 August 2020(2020-08-19) (aged 94) Porrentruy
Political party	PS

Helmut Hubacher (15 April 1926 – 19 August 2020) was a Swiss politician, a member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland.

Biography

After spending his early career with Swiss Federal Railways, he became a secretary with the Syndicate of Public Services. In 1963, he became Editor-in-Chief of Basler Abend Zeitung. From 1956 to 1968, he served as a Grand Councillor in the Canton of Basel-Stadt, from 1963 to 1997, he served on the National Council, and he served as President of the Social Democratic Party from 1990 to 1997.

References

Tribelhorn, Marc (20 August 2020). "Helmut Hubacher: Der Über-Sozi". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German).

v t e Presidents of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
1888–1899	1888–1889: Alexander Reichel 1890–1891: Albert Steck 1892–1894: Eugen Wullschleger 1894–1896: Wilhelm Fürholz 1897: Karl Zgraggen 1898: Paul Brandt
1900–1999	1898–1901: Otto Lang 1901–1902: Joseph Albisser 1902–1908: Gottfried Reimann 1909–1910: Eduard Kessler 1911: Hans Näher 1912–1916: Fritz Studer 1916–1917: Emil Klöti 1918: Jakob Gschwend 1919: Gustav Müller 1919–1936: Ernst Reinhard 1937–1952: Hans Oprecht 1953–1962: Walther Bringolf 1962–1970: Fritz Grütter 1970–1974: Arthur Schmid 1974–1990: Helmut Hubacher 1990–1997: Peter Bodenmann 1997–2000: Ursula Koch
Since 2000	2000–2004: Christiane Brunner 2004–2008: Hans-Jürg Fehr 2008–2020: Christian Levrat 2020–present: Co-Presidents Mattea Meyer, Cédric Wermuth

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