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Ernst Brenner
President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 1908 – 31 December 1908
Preceded by	Eduard Müller
Succeeded by	Adolf Deucher
In office 1 January 1901 – 31 December 1901
Preceded by	Walter Hauser
Succeeded by	Josef Zemp
Swiss Federal Councillor
In office 25 March 1897 – 11 March 1911
Preceded by	Emil Frey
Succeeded by	Arthur Hoffmann
Personal details
Born	(1856-12-09)9 December 1856
Died	11 March 1911(1911-03-11) (aged 54)
Party	Free Democratic Party

Ernst Brenner (9 December 1856 – 11 March 1911) was a Swiss politician.

He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 25 March 1897 and died in office on 11 March 1911. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party.

During his office time he held the following departments:

• Department of Justice and Police (1897–1900)
• Political Department as President of the Confederation (1901)
• Department of Justice and Police (1902–1907)
• Political Department as President of the Confederation (1908)
• Department of Justice and Police (1909–1911)

External links

• Profile of Ernst Brenner with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
• "Ernst Brenner" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.