Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel
Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel (11 May 1811, Geneva – 6 August 1893) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1864–1872).[1]
Challet was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 12 July 1864 as the first member from the Canton of Geneva.[2][3] He handed over office on 31 December 1872 after being voted out of office.[4][3] He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland. During his time in office he held the following departments:
- Department of Finance (1864–1867)[5][3]
- Department of Posts (1868)[3]
- Department of Finance (1869)[3]
- Department of Posts (1870–1872)[3]
As head of the Department of Posts, he was the driving force behind the creation of the Universal Postal Union,[1][2] the third extant intergovernmental organisation, in 1874 in Bern.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Challet-Venel, Jean-Jacques". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-08.
- ^ a b "Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel | Bibliothèque de Genève Iconographie". www.bge-geneve.ch (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-08.
- ^ a b c d e f fédéral, Le Conseil. "Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel". www.admin.ch (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-08.
- ^ "Les Genevois de Berne". www.unige.ch (in French). 2007-04-20. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
- ^ "Frühere Departmentsvorsteher/Innen". Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- ^ Nations, United. "L'Union postale universelle a 150 ans". United Nations (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2026-03-08.
External links
- Profile of Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Philippe Chenaux: "Jean-Jacques Challet (-Venel)" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 16 September 2003.