Alfred Borel

Alfred Borel (born September 12, 1902 in Neuchâtel ; † July 12, 1997 in Geneva , reformed , resident in Geneva) was a Swiss politician (FDP) .

biography

Alfred Borel was born on September 12, 1902 in Neuchâtel, the son of the engineer Charles Borel. After graduating from a grammar school in Neuchâtel, Borel began studying law at the University of Geneva , which he completed in 1924 with the academic degree of Lic. Iur. completed. He subsequently worked as a lawyer . In addition, he acted as chairman and member of numerous societies, including the Fondation de l ' Orchester de la Suisse Romande .

Alfred Borel, a grandson of the lawyer and politician Eugène Borel , was married to Rosemary nee Otis-Muller. He died on July 12, 1997 two months before he would have turned 95 in Geneva.

Political career

Alfred Borel, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, presided at the beginning of his political career between 1933 and 1935 the Swiss Young Liberals . In 1936 he was elected to the Geneva Grand Council, of which he was a member until 1954 and from 1961 to 1969. At the same time he was represented between 1954 and 1961 as head of the education department in the Geneva State Council. Borel also served from 1943 to 1954 as a local council ( legislature ) of Chêne-Bougeries . To this end, he was President of the Geneva Cantonal Party between 1948 and 1951. Borel prepared the reform of the Geneva secondary school, called the Orientation Year, implemented by his successor André Chavanne.

He also represented his party in the National Council from 1951 to 1963 , then in the Council of States until 1971 . Borel served as a member of the Consultative or Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe .

literature

• Journal de Genève of August 13, 1971 and July 15, 1997
• Le Genevois of September 17, 1992

Web links

• Marie Bron: Borel, Alfred. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .