Victor Ruffy (18 January 1823 in
Lutry – 29 December 1869) was a Swiss politician 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 6 December 1867
He died in office on 29 December 1869, and was affiliated with the
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Free Democratic Party (, FDP; , PLD), also called Radical Democratic Party (, PRD; , PLR) was a liberal political party in Switzerland. Formerly one of the major parties in Switzerland, on 1 January 2009 it merged with the Liberal Party of ...
.
During his time in office he held the following departments:
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Department of Finance (1868)
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Military Department (1869)
His son
Eugène Ruffy (1854–1919) was member of the Federal Council from 1893 to 1899.
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1823 births
1869 deaths
People from Lavaux-Oron District
Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)
Finance ministers of Switzerland
Members of the National Council (Switzerland)
Presidents of the National Council (Switzerland)
Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland judges
19th-century Swiss judges
19th-century Swiss politicians
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