Jean Bourgknecht (16 September 1902 – 23 December 1964) was a Swiss politician, mayor of Fribourg (1950–1959) and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1959–1962).
Career
From 1950 to 1959 - The president of the city of Fribourg.
In 1951 he was elected to the National Council of Switzerland for the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland and represented the Canton of Fribourg there until 1955.
From 1956 to 1959 - He was then elected into the Council of States where he represented his canton.
In 1956 he became president of his party.
1959–1962 - Member of the Swiss Federal Council (Preceded by
Philipp Etter) (Succeeded by Roger Bonvin).
During his time in office he held the Department of Finance.
Religion
Argued against protestantism.
Politics
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss Federal Council.The party was founded as the Catholic Conservative Party in 1912. The party peaked in the 1950s, having three members of the Federal Council (1954–58) before agreeing to the Magic formula. It adopted its current name in 1970.