Robert Haab (8 August 1865 – 15 October 1939) was a Swiss politician.

Robert Haab
Born(1865-08-08)8 August 1865
Died15 August 1939(1939-08-15) (aged 74)
MovementFree Democratic Party

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 13 December 1917 and handed over office on 31 December 1929. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.

During his office time he held the Department of Posts and Railways and was President of the Confederation in 1922, winning by a slim majority of 163 to 154,[1] and again in 1929.

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  1. ^ Colby, Frank Moore (Ed.). (1922). The New International Year Book. Dodd, Mead and Company. p. 687. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
Preceded by Member of the Swiss Federal Council
1917–1929
Succeeded by