Max Petitpierre

Max Petitpierre (February 26, 1899 - March 25, 1994) was a Swiss politician, jurist and member of the Swiss Federal Council, heading the Political Department (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (1944-1961).

Max Petitpierre

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 14, 1944 and handed over office on June 30, 1961. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.

During his time in office he held the Political Department (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and was President of the Confederation three times in 1950, 1955 and 1960.

He died a peaceful death at the age of 95.

External links

• Max Petitpierre in the Dodis -database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland
• Fonds Max Petitpierre. Summary of his papers archived at Centre d'archives européennes, Coppet.
• Profile of Max Petitpierre with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.

Political offices
Preceded by Marcel Pilet-Golaz	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1944–1961	Succeeded by Hans Schaffner

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Name	Petitpierre, Max
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Date of birth	February 26, 1899
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Date of death	March 25, 1994
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