Helmut Hubacher

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.^[1]

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).

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v t e Presidents of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
List of 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