Denise Berthoud (27 September 1916 – 26 February 2005) was born in
Neuchâtel and was the third of
Henri Berthoud and Marianne Perrier's five children. She was the sister of
Raymonde Berthoud, granddaughter of
Jean-Edouard Berthoud, great-niece of
Louis Perrier and great-granddaughter of
Louis-Daniel Perrier.
In 1942 she finished her studies in
law and
actuarial science at the
University of Neuchâtel. As a lawyer, Berthoud sat at the
board of directors
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of the Swiss
insurer Altstadt Compagnie d'Assurances SA between 1959 and 1986.
In 1958 she was associate at the Swiss Association for Women having graduated from Universities (l'Association Suisse des Femmes Diplômées des Universités) and president of the
Swiss Exposition for Working Women (SAFFA).
In 1952 she was committee member of the Union of Swiss Women's Societies (today it is known as
alliance F) and became its president in 1955 until 1959. She represented the union to the Commercial Policy Federal Commission from 1957 until 1979 and to the
council of war.
Between 1958 and 1969 Berthoud was member of the
Swiss Red Cross executive committee.
Between 1968 and 1980 she was vice-president of the Forum Helveticum, a platform for discussion of current issues in Swiss public life.
Berthoud was also president of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences and associate at the Swiss Civil Protection.
References
* http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/f/F9270.php
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People from the canton of Neuchâtel
1916 births
2005 deaths
University of Neuchâtel alumni
Swiss women lawyers
20th-century Swiss lawyers
20th-century Swiss women
20th-century women lawyers