Eugène Ruffy

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Eugène Ruffy

Eugène Ruffy (2 August 1854 – 25 October 1919) was a Swiss politician.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 14 December 1893 and resigned on 31 October 1899. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland.

During his time in office he headed the following departments:

Department of Justice and Police (1894)
Department of Home Affairs (1895)
Department of Justice and Police (1895)
Department of Home Affairs (1896 - 1897)
Political Department (1898)
Military Department (1899)

He was President of the Confederation in 1898.

His father, Victor Ruffy (1823-1869), was a member of the Federal Council in 1868/1869. The younger Ruffy was the only person to succeed his father as a member of the council until the election of Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf in 2007.

External links

Profile of Eugène Ruffy with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.

Preceded by Erwin Kurz	President of the National Council 1888/1889	Succeeded by Eduard Müller
Preceded by Louis Ruchonnet	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1893–1899	Succeeded by Marc-Emile Ruchet

v t e President of the Swiss Confederation (list)

1848 – 1874	Furrer Druey Munzinger Furrer Naeff Frey-Herosé Furrer Stämpfli Fornerod Furrer Stämpfli Frey-Herosé Knüsel Stämpfli Fornerod Dubs Schenk Knüsel Fornerod Dubs Welti Dubs Schenk Welti Cérésole Schenk

1875 – 1899	Scherer Welti Heer Schenk Hammer Welti Anderwert Droz Bavier Ruchonnet Welti Schenk Deucher Droz Hertenstein Hammer Ruchonnet Welti Hauser Schenk Frey Zemp Lachenal Deucher Ruffy Müller

1900 – 1924	Hauser Brenner Zemp Deucher Comtesse Ruchet Forrer Müller Brenner Deucher Comtesse Ruchet Forrer Müller Hoffmann Motta Decoppet Schulthess Calonder Ador Motta Schulthess Haab Scheurer Chuard

1925 – 1949	Musy Häberlin Motta Schulthess Haab Musy Häberlin Motta Schulthess Pilet-Golaz Minger Meyer Motta Baumann Etter Pilet-Golaz Wetter Etter E. Celio Stampfli von Steiger Kobelt Etter E. Celio Nobs

1950 – 1974	Petitpierre Steiger Kobelt Etter Rubattel Petitpierre Feldmann Streuli Holenstein Chaudet Petitpierre Wahlen Chaudet Spühler von Moos Tschudi Schaffner Bonvin Spühler von Moos Tschudi Gnägi N. Celio Bonvin Brugger

1975 – 1999	Graber Gnägi Furgler Ritschard Hürlimann Chevallaz Furgler Honegger Aubert Schlumpf Furgler Egli Aubert Stich Delamuraz Koller Cotti Felber Ogi Stich Villiger Delamuraz Koller Cotti Dreifuss

2000 – present	Ogi Leuenberger Villiger Couchepin Deiss Schmid Leuenberger Calmy-Rey Couchepin Merz Leuthard Calmy-Rey Widmer-Schlumpf Maurer Burkhalter

Persondata
Name	Ruffy, Eugene
Alternative names
Short description	Swiss politician
Date of birth	2 August 1854
Place of birth
Date of death	25 October 1919
Place of death

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