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Kurt Furgler

Kurt Furgler (born June 24, 1924) is a Swiss politician.

He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 8, 1971 and handed over office on December 31, 1986. He is affiliated to the Christian Democratic People's Party[?]. During his office time he held the following departments:

Federal Department of Justice and Police[?] (1972 - 1982)
Federal Department of Economic Affairs[?] (1983 - 1986)

He was president of Switzerland three times in 1977, 1981 and 1985.

Predecessor: Ludwig von Moos
Successor: Arnold Koller

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