Max Weber (2 August 1897 in

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– 2 December 1974 in

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) was a Swiss politician. A member of the

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, Weber was seven times elected to the National Council, the lower house of the Swiss parliament (the Federal Assembly), serving continuously from 4 December 1939 to 31 December 1951 and then again from 5 December 1955 to 28 November 1971. On 13 December 1951 he was elected to the

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(the seven-member executive that constitutes Switzerland's federal government) where he headed the

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from 1 January 1952 until 31 December 1953. Weber decided to resign from his seat on the Council with effect from 31 January 1954 after a referendum held on 6 December 1953 had rejected his federal budget proposals.

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* 1897 births 1974 deaths Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland) Finance ministers of Switzerland Politicians from Zurich Social Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians Swiss conscientious objectors {{Switzerland-politician-stub