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Johann Jakob Scherer (November 10, 1825 - December 23, 1878), Swiss politician.He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on July 12, 1872 and died in office on December 23, 1878. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland. During his office time he held the following departments:
He was president of Switzerland in 1875.
- Department of Finance (1872 - 1873)
- Department of Railway and Trade (1873 - 1874)
- Political Department (1875)
- Department of Defence; Military Department (1876 - 1878)
Predecessor: Jakob Dubs
Successor: Wilhelm HertensteinSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Johann Jakob Scherer."
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