Georges-André Chevallaz (7 February 1915 – 8 September 2002) was a Swiss historian, politician and

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(1974–1983). Mayor of Lausanne since 1957 and member of the

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since 1958, he was elected to the

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on 5 December 1973 and handed over office on 31 December 1983. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his office time he held the following departments: *

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(1974–1979) * Federal Military Department (1980–1983) He was

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in 1980. After retiring from the Federal Council, he presided the foundation of the

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(1988–1992).

References

Works

*''Aspects de l'agriculture vaudoise à la fin de l'Ancien Régime: La terre, le blé, les charges''; F. Rouge, Lausanne; (1949) -- thesis * ''The challenge of neutrality: Diplomacy and the defense of Switzerland''; Lexington books, Lanham (translated from ''Le défi de la neutralité'', 2001) *''Histoire générale, de 1789 à nos jours''; Payot, Lausanne (1st ed., 1957)

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* * 1915 births 2002 deaths Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland) Finance ministers of Switzerland Members of the National Council (Switzerland) Mayors of Lausanne Swiss male writers University of Lausanne alumni 20th-century Swiss historians 20th-century male writers {{Switzerland-historian-stub