Alfred Chassot

Alfred Chassot

Alfred Chassot (born October 9, 1846 in Estavayer-le-Lac ; † August 21, 1910 there) was a Swiss politician and State Councilor of the canton of Friborg .

He was Catholic and from Estavayer-le-Lac . His parents were Laurent Alphonse Chassot, baker, and Marie Joséphine nee. Bovet. In 1872 he married Anne Rosalie Zosso, from Freiburg.

After studying law in Freiburg (1865–1867), he completed an internship with the lawyer Johann Broye , Grand Councilor of the opposition and later federal judge . In 1869 he settled in his hometown, where he opened a law firm after receiving his license to practice law.

His professional and political career was split between Estavayer and Freiburg . He gained his first experience in the executive branch in his hometown with the election to the local council (1882) and as Ammann (1888-1893).

In the general election of December 4, 1881, which strengthened the conservative regime, he was elected to the Grand Council as a member of the Broye District, which he belonged to until his death in 1910. His growing influence was evident in numerous decisive advances and in his five presidencies (1885, 1890, 1899, 1904, 1908). The Economic Commission placed great value on his judgment. His economic and financial knowledge and his reputation among the Conservatives made him the most promising candidate when the position of finance director became vacant in 1892.

On December 30, 1892, he was elected to the Council of State after François-Xavier Menoud had been appointed director of the State Bank. However, he accepted the office without real enthusiasm. He stayed at the head of finance for only a year and a half before resigning on May 14, 1894 for family reasons to pursue his law firm.

However, his resignation was not a complete retreat from politics. He stayed in the Grand Council, where he strengthened his commitment to the Catholic People's Party and became President of the Cantonal Board. In 1895 he was elected to the municipal council of the city of Freiburg, from which he resigned in 1907 when he declined re-election for health reasons.

Chassot changed town for the last time and retired to Estavayer to recover from a long illness. However, he was so weakened that after a few days, on August 21, 1910, he died in the city of his birth.

literature

• Georges Andrey , John Clerc, Jean-Pierre Dorand et Nicolas Gex: The Freiburg Council of State: 1848–2011. History, organization, members . Editions La Sarine, Freiburg 2012, ISBN 978-2-88355-153-4 .