Valentin Oehen

Valentin Oehen
Valentin Oehen
	Oehen in 1986
Member of the Swiss National Council
	In office; 1971–1987
Member of the Grand Council of Ticino
	In office; 1987–1991
Personal details
Born	26 June 1931; Neudorf, Lucerne, Switzerland
Died	2 June 2022 (aged 90); Nottwil, Switzerland
Political party	DS

Valentin Oehen (26 June 1931 – 2 June 2022) was a Swiss politician.[1] 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 Markus Ruf.[2] Oehen served in the National Council from 1971 to 1987, where he represented the Canton of Bern.[3] During this period, he participated in the Swiss initiatives against foreign overpopulation.[4] In 1984, he led the Popular initiative "against the selling off of national soil", which failed in a referendum with 51.5% voting against it.[5]

In May 1988, Oehen announced his retirement from his political career, which concluded when his term in the Grand Council of Ticino expired in 1991.[6]

Valentin Oehen died in Nottwil on 2 June 2022 at the age of 91.[7]

References

"Valentin Oehen". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French).
Eggly, Jacques-Simon (19 August 1986). "Le redémarrage de Valentin Oehen". Journal de Genève (in French). Retrieved 9 June 2022.
"Valentin Oehen". The Federal Assembly — The Swiss Parliament.
"37 ans CFE : Chronique d'une Commission". Federal Commission on Migration (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2021.
"Bradage du sol national". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French). 29 January 2015.
"La fin du Parti écologiste-libéral". Journal de Genève (in French). 16 May 1988. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
"Alt Nationalrat Valentin Oehen verstorben". Nau (in German). 8 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

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[1] "Valentin Oehen". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French).

[2] Eggly, Jacques-Simon (19 August 1986). "Le redémarrage de Valentin Oehen". Journal de Genève (in French). Retrieved 9 June 2022.

[3] "Valentin Oehen". The Federal Assembly — The Swiss Parliament.

[4] "37 ans CFE : Chronique d'une Commission". Federal Commission on Migration (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2021.

[5] "Bradage du sol national". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French). 29 January 2015.

[6] "La fin du Parti écologiste-libéral". Journal de Genève (in French). 16 May 1988. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

[7] "Alt Nationalrat Valentin Oehen verstorben". Nau (in German). 8 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.