1 9 7 4 – 1 9 8 3 ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ▁Council ▁of ▁Switzerland ▁on ▁ 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁office ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁▁ ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁office ▁he ▁held ▁the ▁following ▁depart ments : ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport , ▁Communic ations ▁and ▁Energy ▁( 1 9 7 4 – 1 9 7 9 ) ▁Federal ▁Department ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁( 1 9 8 0 – 1 9 8 3 ) ▁He ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 3 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁the ▁canton ▁of ▁Sol oth urn ▁Category : Sw iss ▁Cal vin ist ▁and ▁Re formed ▁Christians ▁Category : So cial ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Switzerland ▁polit icians ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Federal ▁Council ▁Category : Fin ance ▁minister s ▁of ▁Switzerland ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁( Sw itzerland ) ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Swiss ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Royal ▁Bel ize ▁is ▁a ▁private ▁island ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Bel ize . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁ 7 . 5 ▁a cre ▁island ▁resort ▁managed ▁by ▁Mu y ' O no ▁that ▁was ▁originally ▁developed ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁retre at .