- Rudolf Gnägi
Rudolf Gnägi (
August 3 ,1917 -April 20 ,1985 ) was a Swiss politician andmember of the Swiss Federal Council (1966-1979).He was elected to the
Federal Council of Switzerland onDecember 8 ,1965 and handed over office onDecember 31 ,1979 . He was affiliated to the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB/PAI), which became theSwiss People's Party in 1972.During his office time he held the following departments:
*Federal Department of Transport, Communications and Energy (1966-1967)
*Federal Military Department (1968)
*Federal Department of Transport, Communications and Energy (1968)
*Federal Military Department (1969-1979)He was President of the Confederation twice in 1971 and 1976.
His name is popularly remembered as the nickname of a
Swiss Army ordonnance item, an olive-green jumper officially named "Trikothemd 75", but commonly known as "Gnägi".External links
*HDS|4724
*Swiss Federal Councillor|83
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