What is Walter Hauser?
[[Image:Hauser.gif|thumb|right|Walter Hauser]] '''Walter Hauser''' (1 May 1837 – 22 October 1902) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] politician. He was a member of the [[Swiss Federal Council]] from 1888 to 1902. He was elected to the Federal Council on 13 December 1888 and died in office on 22 October 1902. He was a member of the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland]]. During his office time he held the following departments: * [[Military Department (Switzerland)|Military Department]] (1889 - 1890) * [[Department of Finance (Switzerland)|Department of Finance]] (1891 - 1899) * [[Political Department]] (1900) * [[Department of Finance (Switzerland)|Department of Finance]] (1901 - 1902) He was [[President of the Swiss Confederation|President of the Confederation]] twice in 1892 and 1900. == Further reading == * {{cite book|last=Ryser|first=Emil|title=Zur Erinnerung an unsere lieben Eltern (Bundesrat Walter Hauser, 1837-1902, Sophie Hauser, geb. Wiedemann, 1845-1931)|year=1931|publisher=Büchler & Co|location=Bern|language=German}} == Other websites == * {{Swiss Federal Councillor|walter-hauser}} * {{HDS|3644}} {{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{succession box | before = [[Wilhelm Vigier]] | title = [[President of the Swiss Council of States|President of the Council of States]] | years = 1883/1884 | after = [[Martin Birmann]]}} {{succession box | before = [[Wilhelm Hertenstein]] | title = [[Member of the Swiss Federal Council]] | years = 1888&ndash;1902 | after = [[Ludwig Forrer]]}} {{s-end}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hauser, Walter}} [[Category:1837 births]] [[Category:1902 deaths]] [[Category:Presidents of the Swiss Confederation]] [[Category:Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)]] [[Category:Calvinists]] [[Category:Horgen District]] [[Category:People from the canton of Zürich]]