Louis Ruchonnet
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Public service
He was first elected to public service as a deputy to the Grand Council of Vaud in 1863, then twice to the Lausanne Communal Council (1866–1868, 1878–1881).[1] On 10 December 1875 he was elected to the Swiss Federal Council for the canton of Vaud but declined to serve. He was elected again as Federal Counsellor on 3 March 1881[2] and this time accepted the position and died still in office on 14 September 1893. He served twice as President of the Confederation, first in 1883 and again in 1890. He was a unifying figure, along with his successor as Federal Counsellor for Vaud, Eugène Ruffy, in the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland.[1]
During his time in office he was responsible for the following federal administrative departments:
- Trade and Agriculture (since renamed Economic Affairs, Education and Research) - 1881
- Foreign Affairs - 1883
- Justice and Police - 1882, 1884–1893
Freemasonry
Ruchonnet was elected to serve as the first Master of Liberty Masonic Lodge (Template:Langx) in Lausanne when it was chartered on 11 September 1871.[3]
Likenesses and namesakes
Avenue Louis-Ruchonnet in Lausanne is named after him and a bronze statue of him stands in the Old Town of Lausanne, erected in 1906. There is also an 1888 portrait of him by Adolfo Müller-Ury (1862–1947) in the Musee des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne, gifted by his son Ernest in 1894.
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External links
- Profile of Template:PAGENAMEBASE with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Biography of Louis Ruchonnet on the website of the Swiss Parliament.
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