Roger Dafflon
Roger Dafflon (born December 2, 1914 in Geneva ; † March 26, 1996 there ) was a Swiss politician ( PdA ).
Life
Roger was born in Geneva in 1914 as the son of the worker Charles Dafflon and his wife Jeanne Marie Andrey. After attending primary school , he worked as a construction worker . In 1932 he joined the Socialist Youth and worked as a sales representative . 1936 full member of the Swiss Social Democratic Party . In 1943 Dafflon was involved in founding the People's Labor Party, which from 1944 onwards became known as the PdA. The PdA was founded in 1944 as the successor organization of the Communist Party of Switzerland (KPS) and Fédération socialiste suisse (FSS), which were banned between 1939 and 1941. Dafflon became its permanent secretary and a member of the Politburo.
During the Second World War he was involved as an activist in the underground movement . In 1944 he was arrested for allowing people from the resistance and other refugees to enter Switzerland. In 1948 he founded Avivo (Swiss senior citizens ', invalids', widows 'and orphans' organization) in Geneva and served as central president of the nationwide organization from 1959 to 1993. 1970–1987 Municipal Council (Executive) of the City of Geneva, responsible for sport and safety. Roger Dafflon was also the first communist mayor of Geneva in 1979–1980 and 1984–1985.
On December 4, 1967, he became a member of the National Council ; Dafflon held this office until September 11, 1984. He was succeeded by Armand Magnin .
literature
- Markus Bürgi, Mario König : Harry Gmür. Citizen, communist, journalist; Biography, reports, political comments . Chronos Verlag (Switzerland) , 2009, ISBN 978-3-0340-0920-1 .
Web links
- Timetable: The National Councilors of the PdA kommunisten.ch, accessed October 7, 2013
- Holdings: Dafflon, Roger (1914–1996) in the finding aids of the Swiss Social Archives
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jean de Senarclens: Dafflon, Roger. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- ↑ Swiss Social Archives: Archivfindmittel Dafflon, Roger (1914–1996) accessed October 7, 2013
- ↑ DER SPIEGEL issue 24/1979 Report on Roger Dafflon accessed October 7, 2013
- ↑ Roger Dafflon on the website of the Federal Assembly , accessed October 7, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dafflon, Roger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geneva |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 1996 |
| Place of death | Geneva |