Editing Adrien Lachenal (section)

== Career and politics ==
Adrien Lachenal was an outstanding speaker and lawyer, and he became known through defensive mandates in awe-inspiring trials. From 1885 to 1892 he was a substitute judge at the canton of Geneva. His military career led him to the rank of [[Lieutenant colonel|lieutenant-colonel]]. His nephew and later President of the Grand Council [[Paul Lachenal]] joined him in his lawfirm. He was also the chairman of the Military Court of Cassation. In 1880 Lachenal was elected to the Grand Council (Grand Conseil), to which he belonged until 1892. Soon he was one of the most influential politicians of the radical faction. Over time, he turned to a policy of reconciliation. His commitment to social policy finally led to the formation of an alliance with the socialists. In 1881, the [[Grand Council of Geneva|Grand Council]] elected Lachenal into the [[Council of States (Switzerland)|Council of States]]. there he spoke in particular on topics such as military, customs and finance. After the parliamentary elections in 1884, he moved to the [[National Council (Switzerland)|National Council]] where he was the [[President of the National Council (Switzerland)|President]] in 1885 and 1891.

He was elected to the [[Federal Council of Switzerland]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D3874.php|title=Lachenal, Adrien|last=GL|first=Martine Piguet /|website=HLS-DHS-DSS.CH|language=de|access-date=2017-09-15}}</ref> on 15 December 1892 and handed over office on 31 December 1899. In 1896 he was elected<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/146447962/?terms=adrien%2BLachenal|title=vice president Lachenal elected to highest office|date=1895-12-12|work=Evening Star|access-date=2017-09-15}}</ref> [[President of the Swiss Confederation]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/151162091/?terms=adrien%2BLachenal|title=The president of Switzerland|date=1896-05-14|work=The Leader Courier|access-date=2017-09-15}}</ref>

During his time in office he held the following departments:
* [[Federal Department of Foreign Affairs|Department of Foreign Affairs]] (1893–1895)
* [[Federal Department of Foreign Affairs|Political Department]] as [[President of the Confederation (Switzerland)|President of the Confederation]] (1896)
* [[Department of Trade, Industry and Agriculture]] (1897)
* [[Department of Home Affairs (Switzerland)|Department of Home Affairs]] (1898–1899)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/federal-council/members-of-the-federal-council/adrien-lachenal.html.html|title=Adrien Lachenal|last=Council|first=The Federal|website=www.admin.ch|language=en|access-date=2017-09-15}}</ref>

''Rue Adrien-Lachenal'' in [[Geneva]] and ''Avenue Adrien-Lachenal'' in [[Versoix]] are named after him.