Henri Druey

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Henri Druey

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Photograph of Druey in later life in 1850

Daniel-Henri Druey ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; 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.[1]

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.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name=":0" />

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)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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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