Robert Ducret

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Robert Ducret

Robert Ducret (born January 10, 1927 in Geneva ; died September 28, 2017 in Geneva; entitled to reside in Plainpalais [part of the city of Geneva from 1930]) was a Swiss politician ( FDP ). He was a State Councilor of the Canton of Geneva and a Councilor of States .

Origin, education and profession

Ducret is the son of a coal merchant from Geneva. He began his professional life with coal shoveling in the family business. He later got a trade diploma. In 1958 he took over the family business and concentrated the business on the oil trade. He succeeded in increasing sales from CHF 400,000 to 13 million per year. The company called "Ducret & Cie" was run by his wife during his time on the State Council. With her Ducret had two daughters.

politics

From 1955 to 1973 Ducret was a member of the local parliament of Carouge . In 1965 he was elected to the Geneva Grand Council and remained its member until his election to the State Council in 1977. In the State Council, he headed the finance department. As a Grand Council, he campaigned for social housing. As a State Councilor, he reorganized the canton's finances and was able to lower taxes for married women and AHV pensioners.

In 1983 Ducret was elected to the Council of States. He defeated the incumbent Willy Donzé ( SP ). In the same year he ran to succeed Federal Councilor Georges-André Chevallaz . In the elections on December 7, 1983, however, he was defeated by the Vaudois National and State Councilor Jean-Pascal Delamuraz . He remained in the Council of States until 1991 and also presided over its finance committee. He was also involved in the preparations for the introduction of VAT .

From 1968 to 1971 he was President of the FDP Geneva. After leaving the Council of States, he held other mandates. For example, he mediated a Geneva labor dispute and from 1989 to 2000 he was the Geneva State Council representative for the reception of asylum seekers.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ According to Ingrid Liebeskind Sauthier: Robert Ducret. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . October 3, 2017 , accessed February 23, 2020 . Other sources mention Carouge: Maya Jurt: And now, in a fast-track process, Swiss German . In: Weltwoche . October 27, 1983. Liberal Federal Council candidates . In: St. Galler Tagblatt . November 18, 1983.
  2. ↑ Maya Jurt: And now in the fast-track process Swiss German . In: Weltwoche . October 27, 1983.
  3. ↑ Maya Jurt: And now in the fast-track process Swiss German . In: Weltwoche . October 27, 1983.
  4. ^ Liberal Federal Council candidates . In: St. Galler Tagblatt . November 18, 1983.
  5. ↑ Maya Jurt: And now in the fast-track process Swiss German . In: Weltwoche . October 27, 1983.
  6. ^ Liberal Federal Council candidates . In: St. Galler Tagblatt . November 18, 1983.
  7. ^ Liberal Federal Council candidates . In: St. Galler Tagblatt . November 18, 1983.
  8. ↑ Parliamentary Services : Results of the elections for the Federal Council, the Federal Chancellor and the General. (PDF) p. 49 , accessed on February 23, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Fedele Mendicino: "Un grand serviteur de l'Etat" s'est éteint. In: Tribune de Genève . September 30, 2017, accessed February 26, 2020 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Ducret, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician (FDP)
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Geneva
DATE OF DEATH 28th September 2017
Place of death Geneva