Ernst Sieber

Swiss pastor (1927-2018)

Ernst Sieber (24 February 1927 – 19 May 2018) was a Swiss pastor and politician. He founded in 1988 for disadvantaged people, to help to alleviate the hardships around addiction, disease, violence and homelessness. Sieber wrote books about his work as social worker to finance the foundation.

Ernst Sieber
Ernst Sieber in 2007
Born(1927-02-24)24 February 1927
Horgen, Switzerland
Died19 May 2018(2018-05-19) (aged 91)
NationalitySwiss
Alma materUniversity of Zürich
Occupation(s)Swiss pastor, social worker, writer and former politician
Years active1957–2018
Notable workFounder of the Sozialwerke Pfarrer Sieber foundation and relief organisation
SpouseSonja Sieber-Vasalli
Children5[2]
AwardsErnst Sieber#Awards
WebsiteOfficial website (in German)

From 1991 to 1995 he represented the citizens of the Canton of Zürich as member of the Evangelische Volkspartei (EVP) political party in the Nationalrat, the lower Swiss parliament's house.

Sieber died on 19 May 2018 at the age of 91 in Hospital Triemli in Zurich.[1][2]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Caroline Micaela Hauger: Pfarrer Ernst Sieber – Eine Leuchtspur der Liebe. In: Schweizer Illustrierte, May 21, 2018 (german).
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Pfarrer Ernst Sieber gestorben" (in German). srf.ch. 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2018-05-20.

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