Richard Corboz

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Richard Corboz

Richard Corboz (born April 28, 1887 in Romont , † July 16, 1965 in Lausanne ) was a Swiss politician ( Liberal Democratic Party ) and State Councilor of the canton of Friborg .

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He was Catholic and had civil rights from Massonnens and Pont . His parents were Jules Corboz, liquor merchant, and Madeleine nee. Liénard. In 1911 he married Berthe-Emilie Drexler from Karlsruhe .

After attending primary school in Romont and the trade department of the St. Michael College , he continued his commercial training in Basel . From 1912 to 1918 he was a local councilor in Romont, responsible for water and electricity. After the death of his father in 1919 he took over the family business Corboz & Fischlin.

He headed the organizing committee for the cantonal gymnastics festival in 1926 and for the cantonal shooting festival in 1927. In 1936 he also directed the brass band festival. He enjoyed a great reputation in sports circles ( alpinism , skiing ).

The liberal was elected to the State Council in 1936 on a dissident list that the Conservative People's Party supported against the official FDP candidate, the bank teller Léonard Rouvenaz. An election leaflet claimed that Corboz was "inspired by the Christian spirit". His motto was: "For God and Fatherland."

According to the conservatives, Rouvenaz was “an aggressive, intolerant free-thinker and free thinker” who sympathized with the Social Democrats. In order to protest against the role played by the conservatives, the liberals refused to support Bernard Weck in the election as President of the State Council, although he had spoken out in favor of Rouvenaz. The liberal Wilhelm Bartsch denounced the "break in the system based on cooperation" between the two historical parties.

From 1936 to 1946 he was responsible for the military and the state enterprises (Marsens and Humilimont), from 1946 to 1951 Corboz was in charge of the military, the forests and the state vineyards. He presided over the Military Directors' Conference (1944–1951). In 1942 he was President of the State Council. It was thanks to him that the Poya barracks in Freiburg were built. Because of embezzlement committed by two officials, his administration of the arsenal was heavily criticized by the conservative majority, and in 1951 the Grand Council decided on a motion to allow civil court proceedings to be initiated against him. The Grand Council approved Corboz '"for the payment of 6,278 francs resulting from services rendered by the armory and the institutions of Marsens, provided that the debtor has not yet paid this debt". The Saane District Court dealt with the affair. As regards the administration of the von Marsens establishment, an investigation conducted by Federal Judge Louis Couchepin found that he could not be charged with any criminal offense. He refused to resign as he was not aware of any guilt. When he returned to the government in May after his leave of absence in January 1950, a malaise arose, which the conservative Louis Barras complained in the Grand Council with the following words: "His presence in government is a constant challenge to public opinion."

In 1951 he did not stand for re-election and resumed his business activities. In the military he was active in 1910 and during active service 1914–1918 as a Fourier of the cavalry .

After his death, La Gruyère wrote that Corboz was “courteous and intelligent, but always remained a hostage of the conservative majority. [...] The end of his mandate was obscured by attacks launched against him, which were not all justified. " He was buried in Romont. The newspapers only published short obituaries without a portrait photo.

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SURNAME Corboz, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician and State Councilor for the Canton of Friborg
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Romont
DATE OF DEATH July 16, 1965
Place of death Lausanne