Walter Biel

Walter Biel (20 July 1933 – 1 February 2024) was a Swiss journalist and politician of the Alliance of Independents (LdU).^[1]

Walter Biel
Biel in 1987
Member of the Swiss National Council for Zürich
In office 4 December 1967 – 24 November 1991
Personal details
Born	(1933-07-20)20 July 1933 Pfaffenhoffen, France
Died	1 February 2024(2024-02-01) (aged 90) Basel, Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss
Political party	LdU
Education	University of Basel
Occupation	Journalist

Biography

Born in Pfaffenhoffen on 20 July 1933, Biel earned a doctorate in economic sciences from the University of Basel. In 1959, he began working as a journalist for Die Tat and in 1971 became editor-in-chief for the publishing section of Migros. In 1977, he joined the company's upper management.^[2]

In 1967, Biel was elected to represent the Canton of Zürich in the National Council as a member of the LdU, where he served until 1991.^[3] He became president of the National Roads Review Commission and sponsored the Federal popular initiative "Democracy in the construction of national roads" [fr], which bears his name.^[4] From 1978 to 1985, he was president of the LdU.

Walter Biel died in Basel on 1 February 2024, at the age of 90.^[5]

Publications

• Die Industrialisierung Süditaliens (1959)
• Zukunftsgerechte Finanzreform für die Schweiz (1971)
• Dichtung und Wahrheit : Migros und Steuern : eine Studie des Migros-Genossenschafts-Bundes Zürich (1981)
• Innovative Schweiz : Zwischen Risiko Und Sicherheit (1987)