Robert Comtesse ( Fr. Robert Comtesse ; August 14, 1847 , Valangen , canton Neuchâtel , Switzerland - November 17, 1922 , La Tour de Peilz , canton Vaud , Switzerland ) - Swiss statesman, President of Switzerland (1904 and 1910) .
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| Predecessor | Adolph Deucher | ||||||
| Successor | Marc-Emile Roucher | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Adolph Deucher | ||||||
| Successor | Marc-Emile Roucher | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Adolph Deucher | ||||||
| Successor | Marc-Emile Roucher | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Adolph Deucher | ||||||
| Successor | Marc-Emile Roucher | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Adrien Lashenal | ||||||
| Successor | Louis Perier | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Ludwig Forrer | ||||||
| Successor | Ernst Brenner | ||||||
| Birth | August 14, 1847 Valangen , Switzerland | ||||||
| Death | November 17, 1922 (75 years) La Tour de Peilz , Switzerland | ||||||
| Spouse | Eliza Olga Mathieu Dore | ||||||
| The consignment | Radical Democratic Party | ||||||
| Education | University of Neuchâtel Heidelberg University University of Paris | ||||||
Biography
The son of a notary and a judge, Robert Conte studied law in Neuchâtel , Heidelberg and Paris . From 1869 to 1874, he worked as a general lawyer at La Chaux-de-Fonds . In 1873, he was one of the founders of the democratic association, but the following year he moved from the liberal camp to the radical left.
In 1876 he was appointed to the cantonal government, where he headed first the police department, then from 1877 the interior department, and finally from 1884 the newly created department of agriculture and industry. At the same time he was the head of the government (1880–1881, 1883–1884, 1885–1886, 1889–1890, 1893–1894, 1898–1899).
At the federal level he was a member of the National Council (since 1883 ), and in December 1899 he was elected to the Federal Council (Government of Switzerland). As Minister of Finance, he played a key role in the creation of the Swiss National Bank in 1906-1907 .
- December 5, 1893 - June 4, 1894 . - President of the National Council of Parliament of Switzerland.
- December 14, 1899 - March 4, 1912 - Member of the Swiss Federal Council.
- January 1 - December 31, 1900 - Head of Department (Minister) of Finance.
- January 1 - December 31, 1901 - Head of the Department of Justice and Police.
- January 1 - December 31, 1902 - Head of the Department of Posts and Railways.
- January 1 - December 31, 1903 - Vice-President of Switzerland, Head of the Department of Finance.
- January 1 - December 31, 1904 - President of Switzerland, Head of Political Department.
- January 1, 1905 - December 31, 1909 - Head of the Department of Finance.
- January 1 - December 31, 1909 - Vice-President of Switzerland.
- January 1 - December 31, 1910 - President of Switzerland, Head of the Political Department.
- January 1 - March 11, 1911 - Head of the Department of Finance. Resigned after criticism in parliament, failing to balance the budget, given the increased military spending,
- January 1 - March 4, 1912 - Head of the Department of Posts and Railways.
After retirement in 1912, he worked in the management of international offices in the fields of industrial and intellectual property. Also kept political activism. During World War I, he openly sympathized with the opponents of the war in the Central Powers and called for a protest against the invasion of Belgium . The war strengthened his pacifist convictions and made him a supporter of Switzerland’s accession to the League of Nations .
Links
- Robert Comtesse (eng.)
- Comtesse, Robert (him)