Jakob Dubs (26 July 1822 – 13 January 1879) was a

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politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1861–1872). Along with

Gustave Moynier Gustave Moynier (21 September 1826 – 21 August 1910) was a Swiss Jurist who was active in many charitable organizations in Geneva. He was a co-founder of the "International Committee for Relief to the Wounded", which became the International Com ...

and

Guillaume-Henri Dufour Guillaume Henri Dufour (15 September 178714 July 1875) was a Swiss military officer, structural engineer and topographer. He served under Napoleon I and held the Swiss office of General four times in his career, firstly in 1847 when he led the ...

, he founded the

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in July 1866, and served as its first President until 1872. He was elected to the Federal Council on 30 July 1861 and handed over office on 28 May 1872. He was affiliated to the

Free Democratic Party of Switzerland french: Parti radical-démocratique it, Partito Liberale Radicale rm, Partida liberaldemocrata svizra , logo = Free Democratic Party of Switzerland logo French.png , logo_size = 200px , foundation = , dissolution = ...

Life and work

During his time in political office, he was responsible for the following departments: *

Department of Justice and Police The Federal Department of Justice and Police (german: Eidgenössisches Justiz- und Polizeidepartement, french: Département fédéral de justice et police, it, Dipartimento federale di giustizia e polizia, rm, ) is one of the seven Ministry ...

(1861–1863) * Political Department (1864) *

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(1865) *

(1866) *

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(1867) * Political Department (1868) *

(1869) * Political Department (1870) *

(1871–1872) He was

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three times in 1864, 1868 and 1870.

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