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'''Daniel-Henri Druey''' (12 April 1799 – 29 March 1855) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] politician of the 19th century and a founding father of constitutional democracy in Switzerland.[http://liberal-international.org/editorial.asp?ia_id=935]
'''Daniel-Henri Druey''' ({{IPA|fr|danjɛl ɑ̃ʁi dʁyɛ}}; 12 April 1799 – 29 March 1855) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] politician of the 19th century. He was a founding father of [[liberal democracy|constitutional democracy]] and member of the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|Free Democratic Party]] in Switzerland.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234901/http://liberal-international.org/editorial.asp?ia_id=935]


==Early life==
==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]].[http://liberal-international.org/editorial.asp?ia_id=935]
Druey was born in [[Faoug]] in the Canton of [[Vaud]]. After studying law at the academy in [[university of Lausanne|Lausanne]] he engaged in further study at [[Heidelberg University|Heidelberg]], [[Paris]] and [[London]].<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref>


==Political career in Switzerland==
==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.[http://liberal-international.org/editorial.asp?ia_id=935]
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:
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)
*[[Department of Justice and Police]] (1848–1849)
*[[Political Department]] (1850) as President of the Confederation
*[[Federal Department of Foreign Affairs|Political Department]] (1850) as President of the Confederation
*[[Department of Finance (Switzerland)|Department of Finance]] (1851)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[Department of Finance (Switzerland)|Department of Finance]] (1851)
*[[Department of Justice and Police]] (1852)
*[[Department of Justice and Police]] (1852)
*[[Department of Finance (Switzerland)|Department of Finance]] (1853–1855)
*[[Department of Finance (Switzerland)|Department of Finance]] (1853–1855)
and was [[President of the Confederation (Switzerland)|President of the Confederation]] in 1850.
and was [[President of the Confederation (Switzerland)|President of the Confederation]] in 1850.


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[[Image:Henri Druey 1850.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Photograph of Druey in later life in 1850]]
Druey died in office on 29 March 1855.
Druey died in office on 29 March 1855.

== References ==
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Latest revision as of 17:32, 22 November 2024

Henri Druey
Photograph of Druey in later life in 1850

Daniel-Henri Druey (French pronunciation: [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.[1]

Early life

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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.[1]

Political career in Switzerland

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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.[1]

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:

and was President of the Confederation in 1850.

Druey died in office on 29 March 1855.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hall of Freedom". Liberal International. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Frühere Departmentsvorsteher/Innen". Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
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