Valentin Oehen (26 June 1931 – 2 June 2022) was a Swiss politician. He was a member of the ''National Action against the Alienation of the People and the Home'' (renamed later in Swiss Democrats, DS).

Biography

Oehen became president of the ''National Action'' in 1968, where he stayed until his departure from the party in 1986 due to a dispute with . Oehen served in the National Council from 1971 to 1987, where he represented the

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. During this period, he participated in the . In 1979, Oehen submitted a parliamentary initiative that would have introduced the death penalty for murder and terrorism involving hostage-taking . The National Council rejected this by 131 votes to 3. In 1984, he led the , which failed in a referendum with 51.5% voting against it. In May 1988, Oehen announced his retirement from his political career, which concluded when his term in the

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expired in 1991. Valentin Oehen died in

Nottwil Nottwil is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. History Nottwil is first mentioned around 1217-22 as ''Nottewile''. In 1275 it was mentioned as ''Otewile''. Nottwil is also the location where the ...

on 2 June 2022 at the age of 91.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oehen, Valentin 1931 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Swiss politicians Members of the National Council (Switzerland) Swiss Democrats politicians People from Sursee District