Christoph Albert Kurz

Christoph Albert Kurz (born 22 March 1806 in Bern - died 3 April 1864 in Bern) was a Swiss politician who served as the third mayor of Bern.

Christoph Albert Kurz
3rd Mayor of Bern
In office 1864–1864
Preceded by	Friedrich Ludwig von Effinger
Succeeded by	Otto von Büren
Member of the Grand Council of Bern
In office 1842–1864
Member of the Ständerat
In office 1854–1864
Personal details
Born	(1806-03-22)22 March 1806 Bern, Switzerland
Died	3 April 1864(1864-04-03) (aged 58) Bern, Switzerland
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	Academy of Bern

Personal life

Christoph Albert Kurz studied rights at the Bern Academy.

Political career

He was working in Bern in 1832 as a lawyer. In 1838 he became a judge, but after the takeover of the Radical Party (forerunner of today's Liberal Democratic Party) in the canton of Bern in 1846, he was relieved of his duties.

He was a member of the Grand Council of Bern from 1842 to 1864 and was seven times president of the Grand Council. He had a part in the formation of the Bernese coalition government of conservatives and radicals in 1854. And he was a member of the Ständerat (first chamber of the federal parliament) from 1854 to 1864. He became the editor of the Zeitschrift für Vaterland Recht in 1858 and he made numerous publications.

Kurz was elected Mayor of Bern in 1864, but died in office the same year. He was the first Mayor of Bern to die in office.

See also

• List of mayors of Bern