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'''Gustave Ador''' ([[December 23]], [[1845]] – [[March 31]], [[1928]]) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] politician.
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'''Gustave Ador''' (23 December 1845 – 31 March 1928) was a Swiss politician. In 1919, he became [[President of the Confederation (Switzerland)|President of the Confederation]].


==Biography==
He was elected to the [[Federal Council of Switzerland]] on [[June 26]], [[1917]] and handed over office on [[December 31]], [[1919]]. He was affiliated to the [[Liberal Party of Switzerland|Liberal Party]].


===Origins===
During his office time he held the following departments:
Ador was born in [[Cologny]], a municipality of Geneva. He was the grandson of Jean Pierre Ador, an immigrant from [[Vaud]], who obtained his Genevan citizenship in 1814. Ador studied law at the [[University of Geneva|academy (now the university) of Geneva]], and in 1868 became a lawyer.{{sfn|Chisholm|1922}}
* [[Political Department]] (1917)

* [[Department of Home Affairs (Switzerland)|Department of Home Affairs]] (1918 - 1919)
===Early political career===
He was [[President of the Confederation (Switzerland)|President of the Confederation]] in 1919.
[[File:Plaque commemorating Gustave Ador, Le Manoir, Cologny, Geneva, Switzerland - 20140614.JPG|thumb|A plaque at Le Manoir in [[Cologny]], Geneva, commemorating the fact that Ador began his public life as a municipal councillor and mayor of Cologny]]

In 1871, Ador started his political career as a member of the communal council of [[Cologny]], and was twice mayor, in 1878-9 and 1883-5.
He was a member of the [[Grand Council of Geneva|cantonal parliament]] 1874-6, and continuously from 1878 to 1915 save for a short break in 1902. In 1878-9 he represented Geneva in the [[Council of States (Switzerland)|Swiss Conseil des États]]. Then he became a member of the executive of the [[canton of Geneva]], being put in charge of the Department of Justice and Police. He resigned after an unfavourable election in 1880, but once more became a member of the cantonal executive in 1885, and for 12 years had charge of the cantonal finances.{{sfn|Chisholm|1922}}

===National Council===
In 1889, he became a member of the [[National Council (Switzerland)|Swiss Conseil National]] (Swiss National Council), and remained so until 1917, being elected [[President of the Swiss National Council]] in 1901. He was president of the cantonal executive in 1890, 1892, and 1896.
In 1894, he became lieutenant-colonel in the [[Swiss Army]].
Ador served as the president of the [[International Committee of the Red Cross]] from 1910 to 1928.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dromi |first1=Shai M. |title=Above the fray: The Red Cross and the making of the humanitarian NGO sector |date=2020 |publisher=Univ. of Chicago Press |location=Chicago |isbn=9780226680101 |pages=118–119 |url=https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/A/bo46479924.html}}</ref> In 1914, he founded in Geneva the association for facilitating communications between prisoners of war and the central Geneva agency, and succeeded in giving this enterprise great importance and a widespread extension.{{sfn|Chisholm|1922}}

===Federal Council===
After the enforced resignation of [[Arthur Hoffmann (politician)|Arthur Hoffmann]], Ador, in order to soothe the [[Triple Entente|Entente]], became a [[Federal Council of Switzerland|federal councilor]] (a member of the Federal Executive) on 26 June 1917. He was entrusted with the [[Federal Department of Foreign Affairs|Department of Foreign Affairs]]. Towards the end of 1918, he was elected by Parliament to be the [[President of the Confederation (Switzerland)|Swiss President]] for 1919, but retired from the Federal Executive at the end of his year of office, on 31 December 1919.{{sfn|Chisholm|1922}}
During his time as councilor, along with being in the Department of Foreign Affairs (1917), he was later in the [[Department of Home Affairs (Switzerland)|Department of Home Affairs]] (1918 - 1919). He was affiliated with the [[Liberal Party of Switzerland|Liberal Party]].

===Brussels conference===

In 1920, Ador chaired the [[Brussels International Financial Conference (1920)|Brussels International Financial Conference]].

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{EB1922|wstitle=Ador, Gustave}}


== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 23:30, 22 January 2024

Gustave Ador
In office
1 January 1919 – 31 December 1919
PresidentPresident of the Confederation (Switzerland)
Personal details
Born(1845-12-23)23 December 1845
Cologny, Switzerland
Died31 March 1928(1928-03-31) (aged 82)
Alma materacademy of Geneva

Gustave Ador (23 December 1845 – 31 March 1928) was a Swiss politician. In 1919, he became President of the Confederation.

Biography

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Origins

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Ador was born in Cologny, a municipality of Geneva. He was the grandson of Jean Pierre Ador, an immigrant from Vaud, who obtained his Genevan citizenship in 1814. Ador studied law at the academy (now the university) of Geneva, and in 1868 became a lawyer.[1]

Early political career

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A plaque at Le Manoir in Cologny, Geneva, commemorating the fact that Ador began his public life as a municipal councillor and mayor of Cologny

In 1871, Ador started his political career as a member of the communal council of Cologny, and was twice mayor, in 1878-9 and 1883-5. He was a member of the cantonal parliament 1874-6, and continuously from 1878 to 1915 save for a short break in 1902. In 1878-9 he represented Geneva in the Swiss Conseil des États. Then he became a member of the executive of the canton of Geneva, being put in charge of the Department of Justice and Police. He resigned after an unfavourable election in 1880, but once more became a member of the cantonal executive in 1885, and for 12 years had charge of the cantonal finances.[1]

National Council

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In 1889, he became a member of the Swiss Conseil National (Swiss National Council), and remained so until 1917, being elected President of the Swiss National Council in 1901. He was president of the cantonal executive in 1890, 1892, and 1896. In 1894, he became lieutenant-colonel in the Swiss Army. Ador served as the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross from 1910 to 1928.[2] In 1914, he founded in Geneva the association for facilitating communications between prisoners of war and the central Geneva agency, and succeeded in giving this enterprise great importance and a widespread extension.[1]

Federal Council

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After the enforced resignation of Arthur Hoffmann, Ador, in order to soothe the Entente, became a federal councilor (a member of the Federal Executive) on 26 June 1917. He was entrusted with the Department of Foreign Affairs. Towards the end of 1918, he was elected by Parliament to be the Swiss President for 1919, but retired from the Federal Executive at the end of his year of office, on 31 December 1919.[1] During his time as councilor, along with being in the Department of Foreign Affairs (1917), he was later in the Department of Home Affairs (1918 - 1919). He was affiliated with the Liberal Party.

Brussels conference

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In 1920, Ador chaired the Brussels International Financial Conference.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Chisholm 1922.
  2. ^ Dromi, Shai M. (2020). Above the fray: The Red Cross and the making of the humanitarian NGO sector. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press. pp. 118–119. ISBN 9780226680101.

References

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