Louis Ruchonnet

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Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet

Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet (28 April 1834 – 14 September 1893) was a Swiss politician.

He was first elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 10 December 1875 but declined the election. He was elected again, and accepted the election, on 3 March 1881 and died in office on 14 September 1893. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland.

During his time in office he held the following departments:

Department of Trade and Agriculture (1881)
Department of Justice and Police (1882)
Political Department (1883)
Department of Justice and Police (1884 - 1893)

He was President of the Confederation twice in 1883 and 1890.

Avenue Louis-Ruchonnet in Lausanne is named after him.

There is a portrait of Louis Ruchonnet by Adolfo Müller-Ury (1862-1947), signed 'A Muller-Uri 1888' in the Musee des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne. It was the gift of his son Ernest Ruchonnet in 1894.

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Profile of Louis Ruchonnet with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.

(declined election)

Profile of Louis Ruchonnet with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.

(accepted election)

Preceded by Simon Kaiser	President of the Swiss National Council 1869	Succeeded by Joachim Heer
Preceded by Karl Feer-Herzog	President of the Swiss National Council 1874/1875	Succeeded by Jakob Stämpfli
Preceded by Fridolin Anderwert	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1881–1893	Succeeded by Eugène Ruffy

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

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 35588883 LCCN: n2006028691 ISNI: 0000 0000 5130 1744 GND: 131451057 HDS: 4362

Persondata
Name	Ruchonnet, Louis
Alternative names
Short description	swiss politician
Date of birth	28 April 1834
Place of birth
Date of death	14 September 1893
Place of death

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