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Arthur Hoffmann

Arthur Hoffmann (June 18, 1857 - July 23, 1927) was a Swiss politician.

He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on April 4, 1911 and resigned on June 19, 1917. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his office time he held the following departments:

Department of Justice and Police[?] (1911)
Department of Defence; Military Department[?] (1912 - 1913)
Political Department[?] (1914 - 1917)

He was president of Switzerland in 1914.

Predecessor: Ernst Brenner
Successor: Gustave Ador

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