Ruler · 1918 – 1983

Willi Ritschard

Lived 1918 – 1983; politician. Member of the Swiss Federal Council of Switzerland, 1973 – 1983.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1918 – 1983; 65 years
In office: 10 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Switzerland
Left it: died in office; Wikidata's manner of death

Member of the Swiss Federal Council

Switzerland · the 49th of 85 dated reigns

45 before

Rudolf Gnägi1965 – 1979

Pierre Graber1969 – 1978

Kurt Furgler1971 – 1986

Willi Ritschard1973 – 1983

Georges-André Chevallaz1973 – 1983

Hans Hürlimann1974 – 1982

Pierre Aubert1977 – 1987

33 after

Reigned 1973 – 1983 · 10 years · came to it aged 55

Left it: died in officeWikidata's manner of death: natural causes; heart failure

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