Louis Ruchonnet

Who was Louis Ruchonnet?

Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet was a Swiss politician.

He was first elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 10 December 1875 but declined the election. He was elected again, and accepted the election, on 3 March 1881 and died in office on 14 September 1893. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland.

During his time in office he held the following departments:

Department of Trade and Agriculture

Department of Justice and Police

Political Department

Department of Justice and Police

He was President of the Confederation twice in 1883 and 1890.

Avenue Louis-Ruchonnet in Lausanne is named after him.

There is a portrait of Louis Ruchonnet by Adolfo Müller-Ury, signed 'A Muller-Uri 1888' in the Musee des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne. It was the gift of his son Ernest Ruchonnet in 1894.