Francis Matthey
Francis Matthey (born July 17, 1942 ) is a Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party .
He became known through the rejection of his election to the Federal Council on March 3, 1993 . Matthey had been elected in place of Christiane Brunner, who had been nominated by his party . In order to follow the resolution of his party to enlist a woman in the Federal Council, he declined to accept the office after a period of reflection. Ruth Dreifuss finally became Federal Councilor and thus René Felber's successor .
From 1980 to 1988 Matthey was mayor of La Chaux-de-Fonds , from 1987 to 1995 a member of the National Council and from 1988 to 2001 a member of the State Council of the Canton of Neuchâtel .
Until 2011 Matthey was President of the Federal Commission on Migration Issues.
Web links
- Francis Matthey on the website of the Federal Assembly
- Francis Matthey in the archive database of the Swiss Federal Archives
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of Federal Councilors who rejected their election on www.admin.ch
- ↑ Elections of March 3 and 10, 1993 on parlament.ch
- ↑ Federal Commission for Migration Issues ( Memento of April 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Matthey, Francis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1942 |