Administration representatives

These government officials usually operate behind the scenes. Yet, through their expertise and facilitation skills, they play an influential and decisive role in shaping social security in Switzerland.

Peter Binswanger

The career of Peter Binswanger (1916-1997), from Thurgau, illustrated the continuous interplay between the state and the private sector in social security. Initially, Binswanger was a lawyer in the Federal Social Insurance Office before becoming the director of a life insurance company. He therefore played a key role in both developing and implementing the three-pillar doctrine in old age provision.
- Old Age
- 1948-1990
- Administration representatives
Arnold Bohren

Arnold Bohren (1875-1957) was director of the Swiss Institute for Accident Insurance (Suva) in the 1930s and 1940s and an influential expert on social insurance.
- Accidents
- Administration representatives
Ernst Kaiser

Ernst Kaiser (1907-1978) mapped out the actuarial basis and calculated the first pensions of old age and survivors’ insurance (AHV). After 1945, he also became actively involved in international expert committees on social security.
- Old Age
- 1890–1947
- Administration representatives
Johann Jakob Kummer

Towards the end of the 19^thcentury, Johann Jakob Kummer (1828-1913) served as director of the Federal Statistical Office and the Federal Private Insurance Office for many years. He was a leading figure in social welfare debates at the time and played an active role in shaping the legislative basis for health and accident insurance.
- Illness
- 1948-1990
- Administration representatives
Fritz Lang

Fritz Lang (1902-1976) was an internationally renowned occupational physician and a director of the Swiss Institute for Accident Insurance (Suva) for many years.
- Accidents
- 1890–1947
- Administration representatives
Arnold Saxer

Arnold Saxer (1896-1975) served as director of the Federal Social Insurance Office for many years and was involved in a series of fundamental expansions and reforms to the Swiss welfare state.
- Old Age
- Illness
- 1890–1947
- Administration representatives
Alfred Tzaut

Alfred Tzaut (1868-1938) was a controversial founding director of the Swiss Institute for Accident Insurance (Suva) and was responsible for an unpopular set of restrictive premium and expenditure policies in the 1920s and early 1930s.
- Accidents
- Administration representatives