Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff (19 February 1802 - 21 January 1881) was a Swiss politician and one of the seven initial members of the Swiss Federal Council (1848-1875). ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Naeff was born in Altstätten into a long-established Rhine-Valley's family. Already, his father was an influential merchant. Naeff studied law in Heidelberg (Germany), and, after his return to Switzerland, he was elected to the cantonal (state) government of St. Gallen. Naeff is well-known for not interventing in the conflict, which dominated Switzerland at that time, between liberals and conservatives. The Rhine-Valley was a stronghold of the liberals, which is why Naeff could depend on his supporters. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Naeff was a member of the "Siebnergruppe", a group of seven people that, after the Napoleonic occupation era, drafted the 1848 constitution of the Swiss Confederation, still is the current constitution. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council of ministers on 16 November 1848, as a representative of St. Gallen. He stayed there for 27 years, considerably longer than all of his counterparts from that time. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ While, in his long term in office, Naeff increasingly lost influence and adhered a reputation as "deadhead". He survived various reelections only with slight majorities. On 31 December 1875, he finally resigned. Naeff was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (liberal democrats/radicals). ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ During his long tenure, he headed the following departments: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
In 1853, he was President of the Confederation, presiding the council. He resigned on 31 December 1875. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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