Johannes Baumann

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Johannes Baumann (27 November 1874 – 8 September 1953) was a Swiss politician who was a Swiss Federal Councillor from 1934 to 1940.

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Johannes Baumann
President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 1938 – 31 December 1938
Preceded by	Giuseppe Motta
Succeeded by	Philipp Etter
Swiss Federal Councillor
In office 22 March 1934 – 31 December 1940
Department	Justice and Police
Preceded by	Heinrich Häberlin
Succeeded by	Karl Kobelt
Personal details
Born	(1874-11-27)27 November 1874 Herisau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland
Died	8 September 1953(1953-09-08) (aged 78)
Political party	Free Democratic Party
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He was elected to the Federal Council on 22 March 1934 and handed over office on 31 December 1940. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party.

During his office time he held the Federal Department of Justice and Police and was President of the Confederation in 1938.

• Profile of Johannes Baumann with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
• Biography of Johannes Baumann on the website of the Swiss Parliament.
• Johannes Baumann in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Newspaper clippings about Johannes Baumann in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

Preceded by Auguste Pettavel	President of the Swiss Council of States 1920/1921	Succeeded by Josef Räber
Preceded by Heinrich Häberlin	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1934–1940	Succeeded by Karl Kobelt

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