Walther Bringolf (1 August 1895 – 24 March 1981) was a former President of the National Council of Switzerland (1961/1962). He was a member of the

Social Democratic Party of Switzerland The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (, SP; ), also called the Swiss Socialist Party (; , PS), is a List of political parties in Switzerland, political party in Switzerland. The SP has had two representatives on the Federal Council (Switzerl ...

and was a long-time mayor of Schaffhausen (1933–1968).Why Switzerland? by Jonathan Steinberg, pg 60
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Communist activities

Bringolf sympathised with the

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and attended the Second Congress of the Third International. Whilst there he attended the

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conference and joined their Provisional International Bureau.

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* * Social Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians Mayors of places in Switzerland People from Schaffhausen 1895 births 1981 deaths Members of the National Council (Switzerland) Presidents of the National Council (Switzerland) 20th-century Swiss politicians Candidates for the Federal Council (Switzerland) {{Switzerland-politician-stub