Walter Biel

Walter Biel
Biel in 1987
Member of the Swiss National Council for Zürich
In office
4 December 1967 – 24 November 1991
Personal details
Born(1933-07-20)20 July 1933
Pfaffenhoffen, France
Died1 February 2024(2024-02-01) (aged 90)
Basel, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Political partyLdU
EducationUniversity of Basel
OccupationJournalist

Walter Biel (20 July 1933 – 1 February 2024) was a Swiss journalist and politician of the Alliance of Independents (LdU).[1]

Biography

Born in Pfaffenhoffen on 20 July 1933, Biel earned a doctorate in economic sciences from the University of Basel. In 1959, he began working as a journalist for Die Tat and in 1971 became editor-in-chief for the publishing section of Migros. In 1977, he joined the company's upper management.[2]

In 1967, Biel was elected to represent the Canton of Zürich in the National Council as a member of the LdU, where he served until 1991.[3] He became president of the National Roads Review Commission and sponsored the Federal popular initiative "Democracy in the construction of national roads" [fr], which bears his name.[4] From 1978 to 1985, he was president of the LdU.

Walter Biel died in Basel on 1 February 2024, at the age of 90.[5]

Publications

  • Die Industrialisierung Süditaliens (1959)
  • Zukunftsgerechte Finanzreform für die Schweiz (1971)
  • Dichtung und Wahrheit : Migros und Steuern : eine Studie des Migros-Genossenschafts-Bundes Zürich (1981)
  • Innovative Schweiz : Zwischen Risiko Und Sicherheit (1987)

References

  1. ^ "Biel, Walter". Élites suisses (in French).
  2. ^ "Walter Biel". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French).
  3. ^ "Walter Biel". Federal Assembly.
  4. ^ "Votation No 279 Tableau récapitulatif". Federal Chancellery of Switzerland (in French).
  5. ^ "Nécrologie". Federal Assembly (in French).