What is Kurt Furgler?
[[Image:Kurt Furgler, 1985 (cropped).tif|thumb|Kurt Furgler]] '''Kurt Furgler''' (24 June 1924 – 23 July 2008) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] politician. He was a member of the [[Federal Council of Switzerland|Swiss Federal Council]] from 1972 to 1986. He was born and raised in [[St. Gallen]]. Furgler was elected to the [[Federal Council of Switzerland]] on 8 December 1971 and handed over office on 31 December 1986. He was a member of the [[Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland]]. During his office time he held the following departments: * [[Federal Department of Justice and Police]] (1972–1982) * [[Federal Department of Economic Affairs]] (1983–1986) Furgler was [[President of the Confederation (Switzerland)|President of the Confederation]] three times in 1977, 1981 and 1985. He studied [[Jurisprudence]] in [[Fribourg]], [[Zürich]], and [[Geneva]]. In 1948, he got his license to practice law in St. Gallen. Furgler died on 23 July 2008 in St. Gallen at the age of 84. == Other websites == {{Commonscat}} * {{Swiss Federal Councillor|kurt-furgler}} * {{HDS|4728}} {{s-start}} {{succession box | before = [[Ludwig von Moos]] | title = [[Member of the Swiss Federal Council]] | years = 1972–1986 | after = [[Arnold Koller]]}} {{s-end}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Furgler, Kurt}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2008 deaths]] [[Category:Presidents of the Swiss Confederation]] [[Category:Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)]] [[Category:People from St. Gallen]]