Ernst Brenner
Ernst Brenner ( born December 9, 1856 in Basel, † March 11, 1911 in Menton ) was a Swiss politician ( FDP). After he was elected in 1881 in the Grand Council of the Canton of Basel-Stadt, followed in 1884 election to the Basel cantonal government. In addition, he represented from 1887 his canton in the National Council. 1894/95 he was a National President, from 1896 party president of the FDP. From 1897 until his death was one torch to the Federal Council. As Minister of Justice he was instrumental in the introduction of the Civil Code.
Biography
Studies and family
His father, a rug merchant, was born into an old established family from Basel; the mother died shortly after birth. Brenner attended high school in Basel. During this time, Brenner was also a member of the alumni association Paedagogia Basiliensis. He then studied law at the University of Basel, Munich and Leipzig. After passing the exam Doctor is a member of the fraternity Helvetia worked from 1879 to 1884 at the law firm of his uncle, Karl Johann burner. In 1883 he married Lina Sturzenegger, with whom he had three children.
Cantonal and federal policy
1881 Brenner was selected as the candidate of the left-liberal Free Democrats in the Grand Council of the Canton of Basel-Stadt. As early as 1884, he was only 27 years old, he was elected to the State Council. By 1896, Brenner led the Justice Department, then the Department of Education. As Director of Justice, he made a fundamental reorganization of the Basel judiciary. 1887/888 and 1894/95 he was a government minister. His nephew August burner was from 1919 to 1935 also Basler Government.
1887 Brenner was also elected to the National Council. Soon he belonged to several important commissions at ( revision of constituency law, budget and annual reports, acts of choice exam, petitions ). 1894/95 he was a National President, from 1891 to 1897, he served also as a replacement of the Federal Court. In 1895 he was elected as representatives of the state to the Board of the Central Railway by the Federal Council. 1896 elected him the FDP to their party president.
Bundesrat
After Emil Frey's appointment as Director of the International Telegraph Union (now the International Telecommunications Union), a seat became vacant in the Bundesrat. Although Brenner was the official candidate of his group, but had the Basel Councillor Paul Speiser in the other groups more support. In the by-election on 25 March 1897 burner prevailed until the fourth round, when he received 96 of 179 votes (on feeder accounted for 81 votes ).
During his 14 -year tenure burner stood before the Justice and Police. The exceptions were the 1901 and 1908, when he was President and a rotating basis temporarily took over the management of the Political Department. His most important achievement was the introduction of the unified civil code ( CC). This was commissioned by Eduard Müller commissioned and was significantly developed by Eugen Huber. The burner led by parliamentary deliberations dragged on until 1907, after a four- year transition period, the Civil Code came finally at the beginning of 1912 in force.
Under burner line, a new railroad liability law has emerged; a project which he had in 1891 suggested as a National Council after the devastating train wreck of Munich stone itself. Other laws revisions related, among other things, patent law, civil rights and insurance. He also prepared the reorganization of the Federal Court, the creation of an administrative court and Switzerland 's accession to the Hague conventions. 1909 awarded an honorary doctorate at the University of Basel.
In winter 1911, the diabetic and suffering from kidney problems, Brenner went to several weeks of treatment to Menton on the Côte d' Azur. Shortly after a visit by his counterpart Adolf Deucher he suffered a severe stroke, to which he succumbed eventually.