- Thomas Holenstein
Thomas Holenstein (
February 7 ,1896 -October 31 ,1962 ) was a Swiss politician and member of theSwiss Federal Council (1955-1959).Holenstein studied law at the
University of Bern , finishing in 1920. He then worked as a lawyer in his father's office inSt. Gallen .Politically, he was affiliated to the
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland . From 1930 to 1935 he was president of the young conservative movement of thecanton of St. Gallen . He was elected to the city parliament of St. Gallen in 1927. From 1936 to 1954 Holenstein served in the canton's parliament and from 1937 to 1954 he represented his canton in theNational Council of Switzerland . He was president of the parliamentary party from 1942 to 1954 and president of the national council in 1952.He was elected to the
Federal Council of Switzerland onDecember 16 ,1954 . During his time in office he held theDepartment of Economic Affairs and was President of the Confederation in 1958. He resigned onNovember 20 1959 for health reasons and handed over office onDecember 31 ,1959 .External links
*Swiss Federal Councillor|73
*HDS|4714|Thomas Holenstein
* [http://www.dodis.ch/ Swiss Diplomatic Documents (DDS)]
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