1. Arnold Koller is a Swiss professor and politician.
13 Facts About Arnold Koller
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Arnold Koller served as a member of the Federal Council from 1987 to 1999 for the Christian Democratic People's Party.
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Arnold Koller did serve two terms of the as President of the Swiss Confederation in 1990 and 1997.
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Arnold Koller is primarily known for Lex Koller, a Swiss Federal Act on Acquisitions of Real Estate by Persons Abroad, which he initiated.
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Arnold Koller's father was an organist and elementary school teacher while his mother was a homemaker.
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Until 1957, Arnold Koller studied Economics in St Gallen and then until 1959 Jurisprudence at the University of Fribourg and the University of California, Berkeley.
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Arnold Koller received his PhD from the University of Fribourg 1966 respectively 1971.
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In 1960, Arnold Koller was admitted to the Bar of Appenzell Innerrhoden.
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Arnold Koller initially worked as a counsel in the legal department of PTT and from 1964 to 1966 in the Secretary of the Swiss Cartel Commission.
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Arnold Koller was elected to the Federal Council on 10 December 1986 as a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland from the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden.
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Arnold Koller was President of the Confederation twice in 1990 and 1997.
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Arnold Koller was Chairman of the Board of the Second International Conference on Federalism held in St Gallen in 2002.
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From 2006 to 2010 Arnold Koller was the Chair of the Forum of Federations.