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Prior to that, he was also a member of the cantonal government of Solothurn and a member of the National Council.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"28 September 1918","date":"1918-09-28"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115546#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Deitingen","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66142"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115546#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"16 October 1983","date":"1983-10-16"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115546#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Grenchenberg","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1545656"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115546#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Switzerland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115546#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"trade unionist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15627169"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115546#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Social Democratic Party of Switzerland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q303745"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115546#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of the Swiss Confederation (1 January 1978 – 31 December 1978)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q688230","start":"1978-01-01","end":"1978-12-31"},{"text":"Member of the Swiss Federal Council (5 December 1973 – 16 October 1983)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11811941","start":"1973-12-05","end":"1983-10-16"},{"text":"Member of the Swiss National Council (5 December 1955 – 1 December 1963)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18510612","start":"1955-12-05","end":"1963-12-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115546#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Ritschard","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115546"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Willi Ritschard born?","a":"Willi Ritschard was born on 28 September 1918 in Deitingen."},{"q":"What positions has Willi Ritschard held?","a":"Positions held by Willi Ritschard include: President of the Swiss Confederation (1978–1978); Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1973–1983); Member of the Swiss National Council (1955–1963)."}],"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":"Ruth Metzler","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ruth-metzler"},{"name":"Rocco Cattaneo","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/rocco-cattaneo"},{"name":"Enrico Celio","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/enrico-celio"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/willi-ritschard-c4572126e0.jpg","width":361,"height":478,"license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","credit":"Walter Rutishauser","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Willi_Ritschard_1983.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Willi Ritschard","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Ritschard","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q115546","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115546","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Willi Ritschard 1983.jpg by Walter Rutishauser (CC BY-SA 4.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Willi_Ritschard_1983.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 Willi Ritschard, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Willi Ritschard 1983.jpg — Walter Rutishauser, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Willi Ritschard\". DigiNepal. Last updated 9 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/willi-ritschard. Retrieved 15 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-09T06:57:02Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-14","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/willi-ritschard","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/willi-ritschard","ne":null}}