Adolf Deucher
Adolf Deucher | |
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Deucher in 1885 | |
| President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 1909 – 31 December 1909 | |
| Preceded by | Ernst Brenner |
| Succeeded by | Robert Comtesse |
| In office 1 January 1903 – 31 December 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Josef Zemp |
| Succeeded by | Robert Comtesse |
| In office 1 January 1897 – 31 December 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Adrien Lachenal |
| Succeeded by | Eugène Ruffy |
| In office 1 January 1886 – 31 December 1886 | |
| Preceded by | Karl Schenk |
| Succeeded by | Numa Droz |
| Swiss Federal Councillor | |
| In office 10 April 1883 – 10 July 1912 | |
| Preceded by | Simeon Bavier |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Schulthess |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 February 1831 Wipkingen, Zurich, Switzerland |
| Died | 10 July 1912 (aged 81) Bern, Switzerland |
| Party | Democratic Left |
Adolf Deucher (15 February 1831 – 10 July 1912) was a Swiss politician who served as a federal councillor from 1883 to 1912, and a two-time member of the Swiss National Council. Pursuing centralist policies in a very federalist country, he was a main promoter of the 1868 revision of the Swiss constitution.
As a federal councillor, he improved conditions for workers (banning phosphorus in the match industry in 1898, revision of the factory law). He was also the guiding force behind the first national law on agriculture.