Maurice Péquignot
Maurice Péquignot (born June 12, 1918 in Les Pommerats ; † March 4, 2013 in Biel ; resident in Les Pommerats) was a Swiss politician ( FDP ).
Life
Family and work
Maurice Péquignot, son of the watchmaker Alfred Alcide Péquignot and his wife Georgine Marie Cécile née Voisard, completed the teachers' seminar in Pruntrut after attending school in Saignelégier . As a result, he held primary school teaching positions from 1938 in Epiquerez , from 1945 in Les Emibois in the municipality of Muriaux and from 1947 in Saignelégier. In 1969 he was appointed school inspector , a position he held until his formal retirement in 1983.
Maurice Péquignot married Simone Thérèse Julia, the daughter of Marcel Pierre Montavon, in 1952. He died in March 2013 at the age of 95 in Biel.
Political career
Which the Free Democratic Party joined Maurice Péquignot was 1955 mayors elected by Saignelégier, a post which he held until the 1,972th From 1954 to 1968 he represented the district of Freiberge in the Bernese Grand Council , which he also chaired in his last year in office as President. In 1968 the people elected him to the Council of States , there he presided over the military commission, in 1979 he resigned.
Maurice Péquignot, who joined the Mouvement pour l'unité du Jura, "troisième force" , worked to find a solution to the Jura issue while preserving cantonal unity. From 1966 to 1976 he was a member of the board of directors of Chemins de fer du Jura (CJ) , from 1973 onwards in the position of president.
See also
literature
- [Péquignot Maurice (1918–?). Document collection]. School inspector, Council of States of the Canton of Bern. Newspaper clippings, [Var.loc.], Approx. 1938-
- Europa ethnica, Volume 23, W. Braumüller, Vienna, 1966, p. 41.
- Le Franc-Montagnard, October 19, 1972
- The Green: Swiss Agricultural Journal, Volume 108, The Green, Zurich, 1980, p. 15.
- Be-Info, No. 1, 1984, p. 25.
Web links
- Christine Gagnebin-Diacon / MD: Péquignot, Maurice. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Maurice Péquignot on the website of the Federal Assembly
- Council members who died recently on the Federal Assembly website
- Décès de Maurice Péquignot, figure de la “Troisième force” jurassienne in the online edition of Le Temps of March 4, 2013; Retrieved March 4, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Péquignot, Maurice |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician (FDP) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Les Pommerats |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th March 2013 |
| Place of death | Biel |