Paul Perret

Paul-Jean Perret (born April 10, 1880 in Lausanne , † April 8, 1947 there , entitled to live in Essertines-sur-Yverdon ) was a Swiss politician ( FDP ).

education and profession

Perret first graduated from the cantonal trade school in Lausanne and then worked as a commercial clerk. He then worked as an employee of numerous Vaudois daily newspapers, in particular as an art critic . From 1909 he was an editor at the Tribune de Lausanne , from 1916 to 1918 he was its editor. He was also secretary of the Swiss Werkbund . In 1946, the humanities faculty at the University of Lausanne awarded him an honorary doctorate .

Political career

In 1921, Perret entered his political activities with two offices: he was elected to the Lausanne municipal council and the Grand Council of the Canton of Vaud. In 1924 he was elected to the city ​​council of Lausanne, where he was responsible for the school system. From 1930 to 1931 he was mayor of Lausanne . He was elected to the National Council on December 1, 1931 , but resigned after three weeks on December 22, 1931, as he was also elected to the State Council of the Canton of Vaud . He had to give up his mandate in the National Council due to the separation of powers . He held the office of State Councilor until 1942, where he was head of the Education and Church Department.

literature

• Pierre-André Bovard: Le gouvernement vaudois de 1803 à 1962. Récit et portraits . Peyrollaz, Morges 1982.

Web links

• Patrick de Leonardis: Perret, Paul. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Database of council members since 1848. Retrieved on September 9, 2009 (click on the plus (+) next to «council member», enter your first and last name and confirm with «enter»).