George Bovet
George Bovet | |
|---|---|
| 8th Chancellor of Switzerland | |
| In office 1934–1943 | |
| President | Marcel Pilet-Golaz Rudolf Minger Albert Meyer Giuseppe Motta Johannes Baumann Philipp Etter Ernst Wetter Enrico Celio |
| Preceded by | Robert Käslin |
| Succeeded by | Oskar Leimgruber |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1874 Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
| Died | 20 May 1946 (aged 71) Fleurier, Switzerland |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (FDP) |
| Alma mater | University of Berlin University of Bern |
George Bovet (27 November 1874, Neuchâtel, Switzerland – 20 May 1946) was a Swiss politician from the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (FDP).
Son of former chancellor of the Canton of Neuchâtel, Henri Alphonse,[1] he went to the University of Berlin to study linguistics, then law at the University of Bern, where he obtained his doctorate.[2]
He began his career as a journalist at National Suisse of La Chaux-de-Fonds (1896-1898), then was the Bern political correspondent of the Revue of Lausanne, Le Temps of Paris, and the Frankfurter Zeitung (1898-1927).[2]
From 1910, he was also employed at the Federal Chancellery as a translator and then as secretary of the National Council from 1911, and finally as vice-chancellor from 1927.[2]
After the resignation of Robert Käslin, Bovet was elected Chancellor of Switzerland in 1935[2][1] following a difficult election facing SP candidate Oskar Leimgruber, who would eventually become chancellor after Bovet.[2]
He served as chancellor until 1943 and during this period waives the second Francophone Vice Chancellor, assuming editorials himself in French.[1] Bovet was the second French-speaking Chancellor.[1] He resigned in 1943 and died three years later.
References
- ^ a b c d "Robert Käslin". Federal Chancellery of Switzerland (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Therese Steffen Gerber: George Bovet in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 13 December 2002.