Max Petitpierre
Max Petitpierre (26 February 1899[1] – 25 March 1994) was a Swiss politician, jurist and member of the Swiss Federal Council, heading the Political Department (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (1945-1961).[2]
He studied law at the universities of Neuchâtel, Zurich, and Munich.[3] He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 14 December 1944 and handed over office on 30 June 1961.[4] He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.
He served as President of the Diplomatic Conference at Geneva of 1949 which adopted the landmark 1949 Geneva Conventions.
During his time in office he held the Political Department (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and was President of the Confederation three times in 1950, 1955 and 1960.[5]
He died at the age of 95.[6]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Max Petitpierre in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland
- Fonds Max Petitpierre. Summary of his papers archived at Centre d'archives européennes, Coppet.
- Newspaper clippings about Max Petitpierre in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
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- 1899 births
- 1994 deaths
- People from Neuchâtel
- Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
- Presidents of the Swiss Confederation
- Foreign ministers of Switzerland
- Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)
- Members of the Council of States (Switzerland) for the Canton of Neuchâtel
- University of Neuchâtel alumni
- Swiss politician stubs