{{short description|Swiss lawyer and politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Rudolf Friedrich | office = Head of the {{nowrap|Department of Justice and Police}} | image = Bundesrat Friedrich.jpg | caption = Rudolf Friedrich in 2007 | term_start = 8 December 1982 | term_end = 20 October 1984 | office2 = Member of the National Council | term_start2 = 1 December 1975 | term_end2 = 8 December 1982 | successor1 = Elisabeth Kopp | birth_name = Rudolf Heinrich Friedrich | birth_date = {{birth date|1923|07|04|df=y}} | birth_place = Winterthur, Zürich, Switzerland | death_place = Winterthur, Zürich, Switzerland | death_date = {{death date and age|2013|10|15|1923|07|04|df=y}} | occupation = Attorney, politician | party = Free Democratic Party | allegiance = {{SUI}} | service_years = 1942-1945 | rank = Active duty | branch = Swiss Armed Forces }}

'''Rudolf Heinrich Friedrich''' ({{IPAc-en|f|r|ə|ə|d|r|ɪ|k}}; {{Respell|Free-Drick}} 4 July 1923 &ndash; 15 October 2013)<ref>Obituary of R.H. Friedrich

https://www.todesanzeigenportal.ch/?0cjqNQ4ziVIGM7NjlcMK3nEMaHQfb9QDwFjom4AideA8CPfAOHXAGuGDfhpMfwNt1h8ZBsxkGZluE658iqmy4FBZEEdGz3jMKCoLhxRUQP3zKm15CbRDOhzc3CoeON7ITsd2Fzq1a1aeWW8EIdkXFqXhag8fVwEO5osyKGJp</ref> was a Swiss attorney and politician. He served as a member of the Federal Council (Switzerland) for the Free Democratic Party from 1982 to 1984, where he held the position as Head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police. He resigned from this position for health reasons. Previously, Friedrich served as a member of the National Council from 1975 to 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ratsmitglied ansehen |url=https://www.parlament.ch/de/biografie/rudolf-friedrich/1199 |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Federal Assembly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alt-Bundesrat Rudolf Friedrich ist tot - HeuteMorgen - SRF |url=https://www.srf.ch/audio/heutemorgen/alt-bundesrat-rudolf-friedrich-ist-tot?id=10284940 |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) |language=de}}</ref>

His legislative accomplishments include ''Lex Friedrich'', a Federal Restriction for the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreign Persons of 16 December 1984 and related to federal and cantonal legislations.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rolf |first1=Ribi |title=The Other Face of the Home Country |url=https://selfranga-prod11.ethz.ch/digbib/view?pid=che-001%3A2006%3A33%3A%3A11#11 |journal=Swiss Review: The Magazine for the Swiss Abroad |date=March 2006 |page=10}}</ref>

== Early life and education == Friedrich was born on 4 July 1923 in Winterthur, Switzerland to Jean-Jacques and Ida Fanny (née Sulzer) Friedrich. His father was a paediatrician. His mother hailed from the old, influential Sulzer industrial family. Friedrich completed his law studies at the University of Zurich with a licentiate degree. He then completed military training and became a member of the ''Officers Society'' in Winterthur. During World War II, he served in active duty in the Mountain Corps of the Swiss Armed Forces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rudolf Friedrich - Winterthur Glossar |url=https://www.winterthur-glossar.ch/rudolf-friedrich |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=www.winterthur-glossar.ch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Friedrich, Rudolf |url=https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/articles/004735/2013-12-17/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=hls-dhs-dss.ch |language=de}}</ref>

== Career == In 1957, after collecting experience at various courts, notary public offices and private companies, Friedrich opened his own law firm in Winterthur. Early in his career, he became involved with the Free Democratic Party. Between 1962 and 1975, he served as city councilor of Winterthur. Between 1967 and 1977, he was a member of the Cantonal Council of Zurich.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Alt Bundesrat Rudolf Friedrich verstorben {{!}} NZZ |language=de-CH |work=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |url=https://www.nzz.ch/schweiz/alt-bundesrat-rudolf-friedrich-verstorben-ld.825457?reduced=true |access-date=2023-04-16}}</ref>

== Politics == He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 8 December 1982 and, for health reasons, resigned his office on 20 October 1984. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party. During his office time, he held the Federal Department of Justice and Police.

== Personal life == Friedrich was never married and had no children.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Friedrich, Rudolf |url=https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/articles/004735/2013-12-17/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=hls-dhs-dss.ch |language=de}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{HDS|4735}} *{{Swiss Federal Councillor|rudolf-friedrich}}

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