Albert Picot

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Albert Picot (born April 2, 1882 in Geneva ; † October 9, 1966 there , entitled to live in Geneva) was a Swiss politician (LPS) .

biography

Albert Picot was born on April 2, 1882 in Geneva, the son of the federal judge Ernest Picot . Picot first studied humanities in Geneva and Heidelberg , then studied law in Geneva, Berlin and Paris . From 1907 he worked as a lawyer in Geneva.

Picot also served as Vice President of the Swiss National Fund for the Promotion of Scientific Research and as the founding president of the New Helvetic Society . Picot also provided numerous publications , in particular on the city of Geneva and some of its influential personalities such as Henri Dufour and Gustave Ador .

Albert Picot was first employed in 1918 as secretary of the Swiss legation in Paris. As a result, he represented the liberal-democratic faction in the Geneva Grand Council between 1923 and 1931 . From 1931 to 1959 he was a member of the Council of State , in which he headed the Department of Finance, Economy and Industry from 1933 and, from 1945, the Department of Education. In addition, he sat from 1935 to 1949 in the National Council , which he chaired between December 1, 1947 and December 6, 1948. There he was first a member of the Finance Commission and then the Commission for Foreign Affairs. After that, Picot was still represented in the Council of States between 1949 and 1955 .

Albert Picot's commitment as State Councilor was aimed at creating Geneva Airport , the Cornavin-La Praille rail link and the establishment of CERN in the canton of Geneva. He also appeared as an advocate for women's suffrage .

In 1918 he married Andrée, the daughter of the agricultural engineer Camille Edouard Amédée Rieder. Albert Picot died on October 9, 1966 at the age of 85 in Geneva.

literature

  • Journal de Genève of September 27, 1951; dated April 2, 1962; on October 10, 1966; on September 17 and 18, 1988;
  • Antoine Fleury: Albert Picot, 1882-1966 , In: Citoyens de Genève, citoyens suisses, 1998, pp. 142–153;

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personal data
SURNAME Picot, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician (LPS)
DATE OF BIRTH April 2, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Geneva
DATE OF DEATH October 9, 1966
Place of death Geneva