Alphons Egli | |
Office1: | Member of the Swiss Federal Council |
Term Start1: | 1983 |
Term End1: | 1987 |
Predecessor1: | Hans Hürlimann |
Successor1: | Flavio Cotti |
Office2: | President of Switzerland |
Term Start2: | 1 January 1986 |
Term End2: | 31 December 1986 |
Predecessor2: | Kurt Furgler |
Successor2: | Pierre Aubert |
Birth Date: | 8 October 1924 |
Birth Place: | Lucerne, Switzerland |
Death Place: | Lucerne, Switzerland |
Alphons Egli (8 October 1924 – 5 August 2016) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1983–86). He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 8 December 1982 and handed over office on 31 December 1986. He was affiliated to the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland. During his time in office he held the Federal Department of Home Affairs and was President of the Confederation in 1986. Egli was a citizen of Entlebuch and Lucerne. He died on 5 August 2016, aged 91.[1]