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Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel

Challet-Venel, Jean-Jacques

Party: Free Democratic Party (FDP)
Born on: 11.05.1811
Place of origin: Genève
Canton: Geneva (GE)
Election: 12.07.1864
Voted out of Order: 31.12.1872
Deceased: 06.08.1893

Successor to Federal Councillor: Giovanni Battista Pioda
Predecessor to Federal Councillor: Eugène Borel


Details of elections to the Federal Council

Elected on 6. ballot with 86 votes

  • Ballots distributed: 164
  • Ballots received: 164
  • Blank ballots: 0
  • Spoiled ballots: 1
  • Valid ballots: 163
  • Absolute majority: 83

Further votes received: Alfred von der Weid FR (77)

Heads of Department
Year Department Substitute
1870 - 1872 Department of Posts
1869 Department of Finance
1868 Department of Posts
1864 - 1867 Department of Finance

Last modification 29.06.2017

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