Constant Fornerod

Constant Fornerod

Constant Fornerod (30 May 1819 – 27 November 1899) was a Swiss politician, originally from Avenches, and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1855–1867).

He was elected to the Federal Council on 11 July 1855 as a representative for Vaud. He handed over office on 31 October 1867. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party.

During his time in office he held the following departments:

• Department of Trade and Customs (1855 - 1856)
• Political Department as President of the Confederation (1857)
• Department of Trade and Customs (1858)
• Department of Finance (1859 - 1861)^[1]
• Military Department (1862)
• Political Department as President of the Confederation (1863)
• Military Department (1864 - 1866)
• Political Department as President of the Confederation (1867).

References

1. "Frühere Departmentsvorsteher/Innen". Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-02-27.

External links

• Profile of Constant Fornerod with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
• Constant Fornerod in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Political offices
Preceded by Karl Kappeler	President of the Council of States 1855	Succeeded by Samuel Schwarz
Preceded by Henri Druey	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1855–1867	Succeeded by Victor Ruffy