Henri Druey
{{Short description|Swiss politician (1799–1855)}}
Daniel-Henri Druey ({{IPA|fr|danjɛl ɑ̃ʁi dʁyɛ}}; 12 April 1799 – 29 March 1855) was a Swiss politician of the 19th century. He was a founding father of constitutional democracy and member of the Free Democratic Party in Switzerland.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234901/http://liberal-international.org/editorial.asp?ia_id=935]
Early life
Druey was born in Faoug in the Canton of Vaud. After studying law at the academy in Lausanne he engaged in further study at Heidelberg, Paris and London.{{Cite web |title=Hall of Freedom |url=https://liberal-international.org/what-we-do/events/executive-committee-meetings/interlaken-1998/hall-of-freedom/ |access-date=26 August 2023 |website=Liberal International}}
Political career in Switzerland
When Druey returned to Switzerland, aged 29, he was chosen to sit on the Canton of Vaud's Great Council. Two years later he became a member of the State Council.
Druey was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 16 November 1848 as one of the seven initial members. During his time in office he held the following departments:
- Department of Justice and Police (1848–1849)
- Political Department (1850) as President of the Confederation
- Department of Finance (1851){{Cite web|url=https://www.efd.admin.ch/efd/de/home/das-efd/der-departementsvorsteher/ueli-maurer/fruehere-departmentsvorsteher.html|title=Frühere Departmentsvorsteher/Innen|access-date=2020-02-27|archive-date=2020-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027065751/https://www.efd.admin.ch/efd/de/home/das-efd/der-departementsvorsteher/ueli-maurer/fruehere-departmentsvorsteher.html|url-status=dead}}
- Department of Justice and Police (1852)
- Department of Finance (1853–1855)
and was President of the Confederation in 1850.
Druey died in office on 29 March 1855.
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External links
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- {{HDS|4313|Henri Druey|author=André Lasserre|date=15 September 2004}}
- {{Swiss Federal Councillor|daniel-henri-druey}}
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