Albert Meyer (politician)
Albert Meyer (13 March 1870 – 22 October 1953) was a Swiss politician, editor of Neue Zürcher Zeitung (1915-1930) and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1929–1938). He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 12 December 1929 and handed over office on 31 December 1938. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his time in office he held the Department of Home Affairs from 1930 to 1934 and the Department of Finance from 1934 to 1938, and was President of the Confederation in 1936. References External links 1870 births 1953 deaths People from Uster District Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland) Finance ministers of Switzerland Members of the National Council (Switzerland) Swiss military officers University of Zurich alumni Humboldt University of Berlin alumni Leipzig University alumni 19th-century Swiss military personnel