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Von Steiger served as a Member of the Federal Council from 1941 to 1951 and previously on the Grand Council of Bern from 1914 to 1939.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"2 July 1881","date":"1881-07-02"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546965#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Langnau im Emmental","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66300"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546965#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"10 February 1962","date":"1962-02-10"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546965#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Bern","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546965#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Switzerland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546965#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"jurist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185351"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546965#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Swiss People's Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q385258"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546965#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Leipzig University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q154804"},{"text":"University of Geneva","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q503473"},{"text":"University of Bern","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q659080"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546965#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Beatrix von Steiger","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21032245"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546965#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of the Swiss Confederation (1 January 1951 – 31 December 1951)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q688230","start":"1951-01-01","end":"1951-12-31"},{"text":"President of the Swiss Confederation (1 January 1945 – 31 December 1945)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q688230","start":"1945-01-01","end":"1945-12-31"},{"text":"Member of the Swiss Federal Council","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11811941"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546965#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_von_Steiger","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546965"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Eduard von Steiger born?","a":"Eduard von Steiger was born on 2 July 1881 in Langnau im Emmental."},{"q":"What positions has Eduard von Steiger held?","a":"Positions held by Eduard von Steiger include: President of the Swiss Confederation (1951–1951); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Eduard von Steiger - Biografie auf deutsch dans l'annuaire des Autorités fédérales - 1943.jpg — René Hourdry (document original et scan perso), CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Eduard von Steiger\". DigiNepal. Last updated 9 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/eduard-von-steiger. Retrieved 15 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-09T07:56:11Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-15","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/eduard-von-steiger","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/eduard-von-steiger","ne":null}}