What is Otto Stich?
[[Image:Otto Stich.jpg|thumb|Otto Stich]] '''Otto Stich''' (10 January 1927 – 13 September 2012) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] politician. He was born in [[Basel]]. Stich was elected to the [[Federal Council of Switzerland]] on 7 December 1983 and handed over office on 31 October 1995. He was a member of the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|Social Democratic Party]]. During his office time he held the [[Federal Department of Finance]] and was [[President of the Swiss Confederation|President of the Confederation]] in 1988 and again in 1994. Stich died on 13 September 2012 in [[Dornach]], Switzerland at the age of 85.<ref>[http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/tenacious-former-cabinet-minister-dies-at-85/33511522 Tenacious former cabinet minister dies at 85]</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commonscat}} * {{HDS|4731}} * {{Swiss Federal Councillor|otto-stich}} {{s-start}} {{succession box | before = [[Willy Ritschard]] | title = [[Member of the Swiss Federal Council]] | years = 1983&ndash;1995 | after = [[Moritz Leuenberger]]}} {{s-end}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stich, Otto}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2012 deaths]] [[Category:Presidents of the Swiss Confederation]] [[Category:Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)]] [[Category:Politicians from Basel]]