Pierre Glasson

Pierre Glasson

Pierre Glasson (born April 28, 1907 in Bulle , † May 4, 1991 in Friborg , entitled to live in Bulle) was a Swiss politician ( FDP ).

biography

After attending schools in Bulle and Freiburg im Üechtland, Glasson began studying law in Freiburg im Breisgau , Berlin and Göttingen . In 1937 he became a doctor doctorate . A year later he worked as a lawyer in Bulle until 1946.

In 1941 he was elected to the Grand Council of the Canton of Friborg and a year later to the municipal council of Bulle. He gave up both offices in 1946. He was then active as president of the trade association Cercle des arts et métiers in Bulle and the Gruyère Liberals. Glasson continued to gain popularity when he defended the leaders of the Bulle tumult in 1944. In 1946 he succeeded in entering the State Council by ousting the conservative Joseph Piller . There he was head of the department of justice, communes and parishes until 1959. He was also elected to the National Council in 1946, but was only able to occupy his seat from 1951 to 1971 due to the separation of powers . He was also president of the FDP Freiburg from 1946 and of the FDP Switzerland from 1964 to 1968.

In 1959, of his own accord, he embarked on a new career in the private sector and left the Freiburg government. From then on he worked in the tobacco and chocolate industry. Glasson was very committed to culture and was a patron of the Landwehr music corps from 1963 to 1983.

In the Swiss Army he was a Colonel Brigadier and commanded the Border Brigade 2.

literature

• Georges Andrey , Hubertus von Gemmingen (translation): The Freiburg State Council: 1848–2011; History, organization, members . Ed .: John Clerc, Jean-Pierre Dorand, Nicholas Gex. Paulus, Freiburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-7228-0815-4 .

Web links

• Marius Michaud / EB: Glasson, Pierre. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .