Numa Droz

Numa Droz

Numa Droz (27 January 1844 - 15 December 1899) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1875-1892).

Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, he was elected to cantonal government of Neuchâtel in 1871 and to the Swiss Council of States in 1872.

On 18 December 1875, he was elected to the Swiss Federal Council and handed over office on 31 December 1892. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland.

During his office time he held the following departments:

• Department of Home Affairs (1876 - 1878)
• Department of Trade and Agriculture (1879 - 1880)
• Political Department as President of the Confederation (1881)
• Department of Trade and Agriculture (1882 - 1886)
• Political Department as President of the Confederation (1887)
• Department of Foreign Affairs (1888 - 1892)

He died in Bern in 1899.

In La Chaux-de-Fonds a street (rue Numa-Droz) and in Neuchâtel a square (place Numa-Droz) are named after him.

External links

• Profile of Numa Droz with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.

• Numa Droz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Preceded by Gottlieb Ringier	President of the Council of States 1875	Succeeded by Johann Jakob Sulzer
Preceded by Paul Cérésole	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1875–1892	Succeeded by Adrien Lachenal

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Name	Droz, Numa
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Date of birth	27 January 1844
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Date of death	15 December 1899
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