WALTHER BRINGOLF

Walther Bringolf (1 August 1895 – 24 March 1981) was a former President of the National Council of Switzerland (1961/1962).^[1] He was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland^[2] and was a long-time mayor of Schaffhausen (1933–1968).^[3]

Communist activities

Bringolf sympathised with the Russian Revolution and attended the Second Congress of the Third International. Whilst there he attended the Kultintern conference and joined their Provisional International Bureau.

Preceded by Emil Duft	President of the National Council 1961/1962	Succeeded by André Guinand

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List of Presidents of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
1888–1899	1888–1889: Alexander Reichel 1890–1891: Albert Steck 1892–1894: Eugen Wullschleger 1894–1896: Wilhelm Fürholz 1897: Karl Zgraggen 1898: Paul Brandt
1900–1999	1898–1901: Otto Lang 1901–1902: Joseph Albisser 1902–1908: Gottfried Reimann 1909–1910: Eduard Kessler 1911: Hans Näher 1912–1916: Fritz Studer 1916–1917: Emil Klöti 1918: Jakob Gschwend 1919: Gustav Müller 1919–1936: Ernst Reinhard 1937–1952: Hans Oprecht 1953–1962: Walther Bringolf 1962–1970: Fritz Grütter 1970–1974: Arthur Schmid 1974–1990: Helmut Hubacher 1990–1997: Peter Bodenmann 1997–2000: Ursula Koch
Since 2000	2000–2004: Christiane Brunner 2004–2008: Hans-Jürg Fehr 2008–2020: Christian Levrat 2020–present: Co-Presidents Mattea Meyer, Cédric Wermuth

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v t e Presidents of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
List of Presidents of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
1888–1899	1888–1889: Alexander Reichel 1890–1891: Albert Steck 1892–1894: Eugen Wullschleger 1894–1896: Wilhelm Fürholz 1897: Karl Zgraggen 1898: Paul Brandt
1900–1999	1898–1901: Otto Lang 1901–1902: Joseph Albisser 1902–1908: Gottfried Reimann 1909–1910: Eduard Kessler 1911: Hans Näher 1912–1916: Fritz Studer 1916–1917: Emil Klöti 1918: Jakob Gschwend 1919: Gustav Müller 1919–1936: Ernst Reinhard 1937–1952: Hans Oprecht 1953–1962: Walther Bringolf 1962–1970: Fritz Grütter 1970–1974: Arthur Schmid 1974–1990: Helmut Hubacher 1990–1997: Peter Bodenmann 1997–2000: Ursula Koch
Since 2000	2000–2004: Christiane Brunner 2004–2008: Hans-Jürg Fehr 2008–2020: Christian Levrat 2020–present: Co-Presidents Mattea Meyer, Cédric Wermuth

Authority control databases
International	FAST ISNI VIAF
National	Germany United States Netherlands
People	Deutsche Biographie
Other	Historical Dictionary of Switzerland IdRef