Johann Joseph Keel (15 March 1837 – 12 August 1902) was a Swiss politician who served on the

National Council (Switzerland) The National Council (; ; ; ) is a house of the Federal Assembly (Switzerland), Federal Assembly of Switzerland, representing the people. The other house, Council of States (Switzerland), Council of States, represents the states, preventing mor ...

from 1875 to 1902, as well as its president during the legislative period of 1896/97, for the Catholic-Conservative party (which later merged with the Christian Democratic People's Party). He previously served as member of the Cantonal Council of St. Gallen from 1867 to 1870, as well as serving concurrently as governing councilor of St. Gallen between 1870 and 1902 (his death). Keel was a great-great-grandfather of

Simonetta Sommaruga Simonetta Myriam Sommaruga (born 14 May 1960) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2010 to 2022. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS), she was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2015 and ...

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* * 1837 births 1902 deaths 19th-century Roman Catholics 20th-century Roman Catholics Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland politicians Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1878–1881 Politicians from St. Gallen (city) Presidents of the National Council (Switzerland) Swiss Roman Catholics {{Switzerland-politician-stub