Marc-Émile Ruchet (14 September 1853, in Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges – 13 July 1912, in

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) was a French-speaking Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 14 December 1899 and resigned on 9 July 1912, only four days before his death. He was affiliated with the

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. While in office he held the following departments: *

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(1900 –1903) * Department of Finance (1904) * Political Department (1905) *

(1906–1910) * Political Department (1911) *

(1912) He was

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twice, in 1905 and 1911.

Biography

Ruchet was born as the son of Charles, a teacher, and Lina Elise

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Bäurlin. He studied law in Lausanne and Heidelberg and earned a licenceThe licence (German Lizenziat) equals today's MA or MSc degree, and marked the end of university studies. at Lausanne university in 1875. In the office of

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, Ruchet gained first experience in the legal area and was admitted to the bar in 1878. From 1886 until 1888 he sat on the board of directors of the Suisse Occidentale Simplon railways, and from 1890 until 1899 on the board of the

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. Elected to the Federal Council in 1899, he minted the federal law on the forestry services (1902). After the death of his wife his bad health deteriorated further. Only a few days after stepping down in 1912, Ruchet died.

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* 1853 births 1912 deaths People from Aigle District Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland) Finance ministers of Switzerland Members of the Council of States (Switzerland) University of Lausanne alumni Foreign ministers of Switzerland {{Switzerland-politician-stub