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He is primarily known for Lex Koller, a Swiss Federal Act on Acquisitions of Real Estate by Persons Abroad, which he initiated.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"29 August 1933","date":"1933-08-29"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115559#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"St. Gallen","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25607"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115559#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Switzerland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115559#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"university teacher","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1622272"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115559#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Christian Democratic People's Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q659461"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115559#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Fribourg","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36188"},{"text":"University of St. Gallen","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q673354"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115559#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of the Swiss Confederation (1 January 1997 – 31 December 1997)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q688230","start":"1997-01-01","end":"1997-12-31"},{"text":"President of the Swiss Confederation (1 January 1990 – 31 December 1990)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q688230","start":"1990-01-01","end":"1990-12-31"},{"text":"Head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (1987–1989)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114379271","start":"1987","end":"1989"},{"text":"Member of the Swiss Federal Council","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11811941"},{"text":"Member of the Swiss National Council","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18510612"},{"text":"President of the Swiss National Council","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2337229"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115559#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Koller","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115559"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Arnold Koller born?","a":"Arnold Koller was born on 29 August 1933 in St. Gallen."},{"q":"What positions has Arnold Koller held?","a":"Positions held by Arnold Koller include: President of the Swiss Confederation (1997–1997); President of the Swiss Confederation (1990–1990); Head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (1987–1989); Member of the Swiss Federal Council; Member of the Swiss National Council."},{"q":"Where did Arnold Koller study?","a":"Arnold Koller was educated at University of Fribourg, University of St. Gallen."}],"related":[{"name":"Adolf Deucher","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/adolf-deucher"},{"name":"Adrien Lachenal","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/adrien-lachenal"},{"name":"Johann Schneider-Ammann","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/johann-schneider-ammann"},{"name":"Jonas Furrer","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jonas-furrer"},{"name":"Philipp Etter","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/philipp-etter"},{"name":"Johann Jakob Scherer","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/johann-jakob-scherer"},{"name":"Camille Decoppet","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/camille-decoppet"},{"name":"Kaspar Villiger","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/kaspar-villiger"},{"name":"Jean-Pascal Delamuraz","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jean-pascal-delamuraz"},{"name":"Paul Cérésole","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/paul-ceresole"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/arnold-koller-04ea01bb62.jpg","width":500,"height":828,"license":"Attribution","credit":"EJPD","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arnold_Koller_Portrait.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Arnold Koller","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Koller","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q115559","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115559","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Arnold Koller Portrait.jpg by EJPD (Attribution)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arnold_Koller_Portrait.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Arnold Koller, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Arnold Koller Portrait.jpg — EJPD, Attribution.","cite":"\"Arnold Koller\". DigiNepal. Last updated 9 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/arnold-koller. Retrieved 9 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-09T06:57:02Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-09","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/arnold-koller","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/arnold-koller","ne":null}}