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Roger Bonvin

Roger Bonvin (September 12, 1907 - June 5, 1982) was a Swiss politician.

He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on September 27, 1962 and handed over office on December 31, 1973. He was affiliated with the Christian Democratic People's Party[?]. During his office time he held the following departments:

Department of Finance[?] (1962 - 1968)
Department of Transport, Communications and Energy[?] (1968 - 1973)

He was president of Switzerland twice, in 1967 and 1973.

Predecessor: Jean Bourgknecht
Successor: Hans Hürlimann

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