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University of Lausanne.
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Louis Ruchonnet
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He was first elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 10 December 1875 but declined the election. He was elected again, and accepted the election, on 3 March 1881 and died in office on 14 September 1893. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland.
During his time in office he held the following departments:
Department of Trade and Agriculture (1881)
Department of Justice and Police (1882)
Political Department (1883)
Department of Justice and Police (1884 - 1893)
He was President of the Confederation twice in 1883 and 1890.
Avenue Louis-Ruchonnet in Lausanne is named after him. There is a portrait of Louis Ruchonnet by Adolfo Müller-Ury (1862-1947), signed "A Muller-Uri 1888" in the Musee des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne.
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Born
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Switzerland -
Political Party
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland