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Paul Cérésole

Paul Ceresole (November 16, 1832 - January 7, 1905) was a Swiss politician.

He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on February 1, 1870, and handed over office on December 31, 1875. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party. While in office he held the following departments:

Department of Finance[?] (1870 - 1871)
Department of Defence; Military Department[?] (1872)
Political Department[?] (1873)
Department of Justice and Police[?] (1874 - 1875)

He was president of Switzerland in 1873.

Predecessor: Victor Ruffy
Successor: Numa Droz

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