Jean-Philippe Maitre (18 June 1949 – 1 February 2006) was a Swiss

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ...

, member of the

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(1983–2005). He was President of the National Council from 29 November 2004, until your resigned on 1 March 2005, due to a

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. Maitre studied law at the

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and practiced as an attorney in

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. From 1973 to 1985 he was member of the cantonal parliament of Geneva. In 1985, Maitre was elected to the government of the

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( Conseil d'Etat). He resigned in 1997, after presiding the council that year. Maitre was married and father of three.

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