Rudolf Gnägi (3 August 1917 – 20 April 1985) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1966–1979).
Rudolf Gnägi | |
|---|---|
 Rudolf Gnägi | |
| Member of the Federal Council | |
| In office 1966–1979 | |
| President of the Swiss Confederation | |
| In office 1 January 1971 – 31 December 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Hans-Peter Tschudi |
| Succeeded by | Nello Celio |
| In office 1 January 1976 – 31 December 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Graber |
| Succeeded by | Kurt Furgler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1917 Schwadernau, Canton of Bern |
| Died | 20 April 1985 (aged 67) Köniz |
He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 8 December 1965 and handed over office on 31 December 1979. He was affiliated to the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB/PAI), which became the Swiss 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 Swiss Confederation twice in 1971 and 1976.
His name is popularly remembered as the nickname of a Swiss Armed Forces ordonnance item, an olive-green jumper officially named Trikothemd 75, but commonly known as Gnägi.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Rudolf Gnägi.
- Rudolf Gnägi in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland
- Rudolf Gnägi in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Profile of Rudolf Gnägi with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
