Roger Bonvin (12 September 1907, in

Icogne Icogne () is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Icogne is first mentioned in 1233 as ''Ucogni''. In 1249 it was mentioned as ''Ucogniez''. Geography Icogne has an area, , of . Of this area ...

Valais Valais ( , ; ), more formally, the Canton of Valais or Wallis, is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion, Switzer ...

– 5 June 1982) was a Swiss politician and

member of the Swiss Federal Council The seven members of the Federal Council (Switzerland), Swiss Federal Council (; ; ; ) constitute the federal government of Switzerland and collectively serve as the country's head of state. Each of the seven Federal Councillors heads a departm ...

(1962–1973). Bonvin was mayor of Sion from 1955 to 1962. He was elected to the

Federal Council of Switzerland The Federal Council is the federal Cabinet (government), cabinet of the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. Its seven members also serve as the collective head of state and Head of government, government of Switzerland. Since World War II, the F ...

on 27 September 1962 and handed over office on 31 December 1973. He was affiliated to the

Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (, CVP), also called the Christian Democratic Party (, PDC), Democratic People's Party (, PPD) and Swiss Christian Democratic Party (, PCD), was a Christian democracy, Christian democratic Li ...

. During his office time he held the following departments: * Department of Finance (1962–1968) * Department of Transport, Communications and Energy (1968–1973) He was President of the Confederation twice, in 1967 and 1973. There is a ''place Roger-Bonvin'' at

named for him.

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