Editing Louis Perrier

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[[File:Louis Perrier.jpg|thumb|Louis Perrier c. 1910]]
'''Frédéric-François-Louis Perrier''' (22 May 1849 – 16 May 1913) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] politician and member of the [[Swiss Federal Council]] (1912–1913). {{As of|2009}}, he is the member with the shortest time in office (14 months).

==Biography==
Perrier was born in [[Neuchâtel]], [[Switzerland]]. He was the uncle of [[Denise Berthoud|Denise]] and [[Raymonde Berthoud]] and was the eldest child of architect [[Louis-Daniel Perrier]] and Cécile Dardel. At the age of 19, he went to study in [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]]. He obtained his architect degree from the [[Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich]]. He first acquired work experience with his father and participating in the construction of the [[International Bureau of Weights and Measures]] in [[Sèvres]]. After this his real career as an architect began. The [[University of Neuchâtel]] and the [[Hôtel des Postes de La-Chaux-de-Fonds]] are two among many of his prestigious works.
In 1889 he became a member of the [[Grand Conseil]] neuchâtelois before becoming a member of the [[Conseil national (Switzerland)|Conseil national]] of the [[Canton of Neuchâtel]] in 1902. From 1903 to 1912, Perrier was a member of the [[Conseil d'Etat (Switzerland)|Conseil d'Etat]] of the Canton of Neuchâtel (cantonal government). He was affiliated to the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|Free Democratic Party]]. He presided the Conseil d'Etat twice: 1905/1906 and 1909/1910.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-01-04 |title=Présidences du Conseil d'Etat depuis 1848 |url=http://www.ne.ch/neat/site/jsp/rubrique/rubrique.jsp?DocId=4679 |access-date=2023-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104035802/http://www.ne.ch/neat/site/jsp/rubrique/rubrique.jsp?DocId=4679 |archive-date=2009-01-04 }}</ref>

He was elected to the Federal Council on 12 March 1912 and died in office the subsequent year on 16 May 1913. During his time in office he held the following departments:
*[[Department of Posts and Railways]] (1912)
*[[Department of Home Affairs (Switzerland)|Department of Home Affairs]] (1913)

As a single, Perrier also manage to find the time to pursue an impressive military career. He became [[colonel]] in 1896 and between 1902 and 1905, commanded the génie du 1er corps d'armée and the forts de Saint-Maurice troops.

Quai Louis-Perrier in Neuchâtel is named after him.

==References==
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== Sources ==
*Dictionnaire biographique des cent premiers conseillers fédéraux - Urs Altermatt, 1993 (p.&nbsp;312-315)
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090104035802/http://www.ne.ch/neat/site/jsp/rubrique/rubrique.jsp?DocId=4679 Présidences du Conseil d'Etat depuis 1848]

==External links==
*{{Swiss Federal Councillor|louis-perrier}}

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