- Giuseppe Motta
Giuseppe Motta (
Airolo ,December 29 ,1871 -January 23 ,1940 ) was a Swiss politician, member of theSwiss Federal Council (1911-1940) andPresident of the League of Nations (1924/1925).He was elected to the
Federal Council of Switzerland onDecember 14 ,1911 , and died in office onJanuary 23 ,1940 . He was affiliated with theChristian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland .While in office he held the following departments:
*Department of Finance (1912 - 1919)
*Political Department (1920 - 1940)He was President of the Confederation five times, in 1915, 1920, 1927, 1932 and 1937. He was also President of theLeague of Nations from 1924-25.Among others, "via Giuseppe Motta" in
Lugano ,Chiasso ,Minusio andMassagno , "Piazza Giuseppe Motta " inAscona and "Avenue Giuseppe-Motta " inGeneva are named for him.External links
*Swiss Federal Councillor|44
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