Norbert Bosset

Norbert Bosset (born August 14, 1883 in Avenches , † November 17, 1969 in Lausanne , reformed , resident in Avenches) was a Swiss politician (FDP) .

biography

Norbert Bosset was born on August 14, 1883 in Avenches as the son of the veterinarian and governor William Bosset and Augusta born Druey. He studied law in Lausanne , Munich and Paris , which he completed in 1908 with a doctorate . During his studies he joined Helvetia . Subsequently, Bosset worked as a lawyer in Avenches from 1911 to 1922 .

In 1913, Bosset married Violette, the daughter of the chief executive in the canton of Vaud's Agriculture Department, Paul Gilliéron. Norbert Bosset died on November 17, 1969, three months after reaching the age of 86 in Lausanne. He was the nephew of the liberal politician Fritz Bosset .

politics

Norbert Bosset came from a very politically committed environment. In addition, he was a member of the Masonic Lodge Espérance et Cordialité in Lausanne. Bosset was active for the liberal party early on. From 1908 to 1922 he was a member of the Vaudois Grand Council . He also served as mayor of Avenches between 1915 and 1920 . From 1922 to 1946, Bosset headed the Interior Department in the State Council . He was also a member of the Council of States from 1928 to 1947 , which he chaired from December 7, 1942 to December 6, 1943. There he was also employed as president of the permanent finance commission.

Norbert Bosset reluctantly resigned after his party decided to give the left opposition a seat in the government and to rejuvenate it. For a quarter of a century he and his colleague Ferdinand Porchet had determined the direction of cantonal politics.

literature

• Vaudois State Archives: Dossier SDA

Web links

• Maurice Meylan: Bosset, Norbert. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Publications by and about Norbert Bosset in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
• List of Presidents of the Council of States on the website Swiss Government departments, political parties, etc.