Eduard Müller (Swiss politician) explained

Eduard Müller
Order1:	Member of the Swiss Federal Council
Term Start1:	1895
Term End1:	1919
Predecessor1:	Karl Schenk
Successor1:	Karl Scheurer
Order2:	6th Mayor of Bern, Switzerland
Term Start2:	1888
Term End2:	1895
Predecessor2:	Otto von Büren
Successor2:	Franz Lindt
Birth Date:	12 November 1848
Birth Place:	Dresden, Germany
Death Place:	Bern, Switzerland
Party:	Free Democratic Party
Profession:	Politician, Councilor,

Eduard Müller (12 November 1848 – 9 November 1919) was a Swiss politician, Mayor of Bern (1888–1895), President of the Swiss National Council (1890/1891) and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1895–1919). He was a member of the Free Democratic Party.

Member of the Federal Council

Müller was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 16 August 1895.

While he was in office, he held the following departments:

• Department of Justice and Police (1895–1897)
• Military Department (1897–1898)
• Political Department (1899) as President of the Confederation
• Military Department (1900–1906)
• Political Department (1907) as President of the Confederation
• Military Department (1908–1911)
• Department of Justice and Police (1912)
• Political Department (1913) as President of the Confederation
• Department of Justice and Police (1914–1919)

Electoral Information

Müller was elected to the federal council on 1 ballot with 136 votes.

• Ballots distributed: 171
• Ballots received: 170
• Blank ballots: 6
• Spoiled ballots: 0
• Valid ballots: 164
• Absolute majority: 83

He died in office on 9 November 1919 at the age of 70.