Robert Tobler

Born in Zürich, he followed his father by studying law at University of Zurich and working as a lawyer.

[1] As chairman of the new group he was heavily influenced by Othmar Spann, although fascism quickly became more important for the Front.

[1] Tobler was elected to the Swiss parliament in 1935, becoming the only member of the National Front (or indeed any pro-Nazi group) to hold a parliamentary seat in the country.

[1] Tobler attempted to find a common ground with the government, although by this time it was too late as the movement already had a reputation as firmly pro-Nazi.

[1] After his release he led the Eidgenössische Sammlung and Schaffhausen Nationale Gemeinschaft, although both these groups were outlawed in 1943 as part of a wider ban on the National Front and its offshoots.