Editing Camille Decoppet

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'''Camille Decoppet''' (4 June 1862, in [[Suscévaz]] – 14 January 1925, in [[Bern]]) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss government, the [[Swiss Federal Council|Federal Council]] (1912–1919).

[[Image:Camille_Decoppet.gif|thumb|Camille Decoppet]]

== Biography ==
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 [[World War I|First World War]], and the cousin of [[Lucien Decoppet]], a lawyer, banker and politician.<ref name=hds>{{Cite web |url=https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/004304/2015-07-24/ |title=Camille Decoppet |date=2015-07-24 |access-date=2023-07-31 |last=Rogoz |first=Roger-Charles |publisher=[[Historical Dictionary of Switzerland]]}}</ref>

In 1888, Camille Decoppet passed the [[Bar examination|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 of Switzerland|Federal Supreme Court]] until 1912.<ref name=hds/>

=== Politics ===
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 (Switzerland)|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,<!-- The German HDS article mentions "glanzvoll"--> and retreated from the office on 31 December 1919. He was affiliated to the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|Free Democratic Party]].

During his office time he held the following departments:
* [[Department of Home Affairs (Switzerland)|Department of Home Affairs]] (1912)
* [[Department of Justice and Police]] (1913)
* [[Military Department (Switzerland)|Military Department]] (1914–1919)
He was [[President of the Confederation (Switzerland)|President of the Confederation]] in 1916.

==External links==
*{{Swiss Federal Councillor|camille-decoppet}}
*{{HDS|4304}}

== References ==
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