Valentin Oehen
Valentin Oehen | |
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 Oehen in 1986 | |
| Member of the Swiss National Council | |
| In office 1971–1987 | |
| Member of the Grand Council of Ticino | |
| In office 1987–1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1931 Neudorf, Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Died | 2 June 2022 (aged 90) Nottwil, Switzerland |
| Political party | DS |
Valentin Oehen (26 June 1931 – 2 June 2022) was a Swiss politician.[1] He was a member of the National Action against the Alienation of the People and the Home (renamed later in Swiss Democrats, DS).
Biography
[edit]Oehen became president of the National Action in 1968, where he stayed until his departure from the party in 1986 due to a dispute with Markus Ruf.[2] Oehen served in the National Council from 1971 to 1987, where he represented the Canton of Bern.[3] During this period, he participated in the Swiss initiatives against foreign overpopulation.[4]
In 1979, Oehen submitted a parliamentary initiative that would have introduced the death penalty for murder and terrorism involving hostage-taking . The National Council rejected this by 131 votes to 3.[5]
In 1984, he led the Popular initiative "against the selling off of national soil", which failed in a referendum with 51.5% voting against it.[6]
In May 1988, Oehen announced his retirement from his political career, which concluded when his term in the Grand Council of Ticino expired in 1991.[7]
Valentin Oehen died in Nottwil on 2 June 2022 at the age of 91.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Valentin Oehen". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French).
- ^ Eggly, Jacques-Simon (1986-08-19). "Le redémarrage de Valentin Oehen". Journal de Genève (in Swiss French). No. 192. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-06-09 – via Le Temps Archives.
- ^ "Valentin Oehen". Federal Assembly.
- ^ "37 ans CFE : Chronique d'une Commission". Federal Commission on Migration (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2021.
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- ^ "Bradage du sol national". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French). 29 January 2015.
- ^ "La fin du Parti écologiste-libéral". Journal de Genève (in Swiss French). No. 112. ATS. 16 May 1988. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-06-09 – via Le Temps Archives.
- ^ "Alt Nationalrat Valentin Oehen verstorben". Nau (in German). 8 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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