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'''Daniel-Henri Druey''' ([[April 12]], [[1799]] - [[March 29]], [[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''' ([[April 12]], [[1799]] [[March 29]], [[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]


==Early life==
==Early life==
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Druey was elected to the [[Swiss Federal Council]] on [[November 16]], [[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 [[November 16]], [[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
*[[Political Department]] (1850) as President of the Confederation
*[[Department of Finance (Switzerland)|Department of Finance]] (1851)
*[[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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Daniel-Henri Druey (April 12, 1799March 29, 1855) was a Swiss politician of the 19th century and a founding father of constitutional democracy 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 Heidelburg, Paris and London.[2]

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.[3]

Druey was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on November 16, 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.

Photograph of Druey in later life in 1850

Druey died in office on March 29, 1855.

Preceded by
n/a one of the first seven
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
1848–1855
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Swiss Confederation
1850
Succeeded by