Marc-Émile Ruchet
Marc-Émile Ruchet (14 September 1853, in Bex – 13 July 1912, in Bex) was a French-speaking Swiss politician.[1]
He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 14 December 1899 and resigned on 9 July 1912, only four days before his death. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party.
While in office he held the following departments:
- Department of Home Affairs (1900 –1903)
- Department of Finance (1904)[2]
- Political Department (1905)
- Department of Home Affairs (1906–1910)
- Political Department (1911)
- Department of Home Affairs (1912)
He was President of the Confederation twice, in 1905 and 1911.
References[]
- ^ Encyclopédie illustrée du pays de Vaud: Les institutions 1974 - - Page 238 "Marc-Emile Ruchet (1853-1912), originaire de Bex. Avocat. Conseiller d'Etat de 1894 à 1899, député au Conseil des Etats de 1887 à 1894 et de 1896 à 1899. Conseiller fédéral de 1900 à 1912, tour à tour chef des Départements de l'intérieur, "
- ^ https://www.efd.admin.ch/efd/de/home/das-efd/der-departementsvorsteher/ueli-maurer/fruehere-departmentsvorsteher.html
External links[]
- Profile of Marc-Émile Ruchet with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
Categories:
- 1853 births
- 1912 deaths
- People from Aigle District
- Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
- Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)
- Finance ministers of Switzerland
- Members of the Council of States (Switzerland)
- University of Lausanne alumni
- Foreign ministers of Switzerland
- Swiss politician stubs