Henri Druey
Daniel-Henri Druey (Script error: No such module "IPA".; 12 April 1799 – 29 March 1855) was a Swiss politician of the 19th century. He was a founding father of constitutional democracy and member of the Free Democratic Party in Switzerland.[1]
Early life
Druey was born in Faoug in the Canton of Vaud. After studying law at the academy in Lausanne he engaged in further study at Heidelberg, Paris and London.[1]
Political career in Switzerland
When Druey returned to Switzerland, aged 29, he was chosen to sit on the Canton of Vaud's Great Council. Two years later he became a member of the State Council.[1]
Druey was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 16 November 1848 as one of the seven initial members. During his time in office he held the following departments:
- Department of Justice and Police (1848–1849)
- Political Department (1850) as President of the Confederation
- Department of Finance (1851)[2]
- Department of Justice and Police (1852)
- Department of Finance (1853–1855)
and was President of the Confederation in 1850.
Druey died in office on 29 March 1855.
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- 1799 births
- 1855 deaths
- People from Broye-Vully District
- Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
- Presidents of the Swiss Confederation
- Foreign ministers of Switzerland
- Finance ministers of Switzerland
- Justice ministers of Switzerland
- Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)
- Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1851–1854
- Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1854–1857
- Members of the National Council (Switzerland) for Vaud
- Swiss Freemasons
- University of Lausanne alumni