Camille Decoppet
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Camille Decoppet (4 June 1862, in Suscévaz – 14 January 1925, in Bern) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss government, the Federal Council (1912–1919).
BiographyEdit
Decoppet grew up as the son of Henri-François, an innkeeper, and Philippine Alary. He was the brother of Maurice Decoppet, a later forestry expert who managed the Swiss supply of firewood, construction wood and peat during the First World War, and the cousin of Lucien Decoppet, a lawyer, banker and politician.<ref name=hds>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 1888, Camille Decoppet passed the bar exam, and practiced law for two years. From 1890 till 1896, he acted as a state prosecutor, followed by a tenure as a substitute judge at the Federal Supreme Court until 1912.<ref name=hds/>
PoliticsEdit
Decoppet held the following political offices:
- 1898 - 1901: member of the legislative council of Lausanne
- 1897 - 1900: member of the legislative council of Vaud
- 1899 - 1912: member of the National Council
- 1900 - 1912: member of the executive council of Vaud, responsible for education and culture.<ref name=hds/>
On 17 July 1912, he was elected to the Federal Council with a stellar result, and retreated from the office on 31 December 1919. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.
During his office time he held the following departments:
- Department of Home Affairs (1912)
- Department of Justice and Police (1913)
- Military Department (1914–1919)
He was President of the Confederation in 1916.
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