Georges-André Chevallaz

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Georges-André Chevallaz (February 7, 1915 - September 8, 2002) was a Swiss historian, politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1974-1983).

Mayor of Lausanne since 1957, he was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 5, 1973 and handed over office on December 31, 1983. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his office time he held the following departments:

• Federal Department of Finance (1974-1979)
• Federal Military Department (1980-1983)

He was President of the Confederation in 1980.

[edit] 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) ISBN 0739102745
• Histoire générale, de 1789 à nos jours; Payot, Lausanne (1st ed., 1957)

Preceded by Nello Celio

Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1974–1983

Succeeded by Jean-Pascal Delamuraz