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After his election to the Federal Council in 1875, he declined to take his seat; he was elected again in 1881, this time taking office and sitting until his death in 1893.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"28 April 1834","date":"1834-04-28"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q662039#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Lausanne","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q807"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q662039#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"14 September 1893","date":"1893-09-14"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q662039#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Bern","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q662039#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Switzerland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q662039#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q662039#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Free Democratic Party of Switzerland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13850128"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q662039#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Lausanne","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q658975"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q662039#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of the Swiss Confederation (1 January 1890 – 31 December 1890)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q688230","start":"1890-01-01","end":"1890-12-31"},{"text":"President of the Swiss Confederation (1 January 1883 – 31 December 1883)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q688230","start":"1883-01-01","end":"1883-12-31"},{"text":"Member of the Swiss Federal Council (10 December 1875 – 14 September 1893)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11811941","start":"1875-12-10","end":"1893-09-14"},{"text":"President of the Swiss National Council","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2337229"},{"text":"Member of the Swiss National Council","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18510612"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q662039#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Ruchonnet","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q662039"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Louis Ruchonnet born?","a":"Louis Ruchonnet was born on 28 April 1834 in Lausanne."},{"q":"What positions has Louis Ruchonnet held?","a":"Positions held by Louis Ruchonnet include: President of the Swiss Confederation (1890–1890); President of the Swiss Confederation (1883–1883); Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1875–1893); President of the Swiss National Council; Member of the Swiss National Council."},{"q":"Where did Louis Ruchonnet study?","a":"Louis Ruchonnet was educated at University of Lausanne."}],"related":[{"name":"Adolf Deucher","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/adolf-deucher"},{"name":"Adrien Lachenal","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/adrien-lachenal"},{"name":"Johann Schneider-Ammann","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/johann-schneider-ammann"},{"name":"Jonas Furrer","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jonas-furrer"},{"name":"Philipp Etter","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/philipp-etter"},{"name":"Johann Jakob Scherer","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/johann-jakob-scherer"},{"name":"Ruth Metzler","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ruth-metzler"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/louis-ruchonnet-a3fb7e0383.jpg","width":500,"height":668,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Unknown author Unknown author","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louis_Ruchonnet.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Louis Ruchonnet","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Ruchonnet","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q662039","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q662039","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Louis Ruchonnet.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louis_Ruchonnet.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Louis Ruchonnet, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Louis Ruchonnet.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.","cite":"\"Louis Ruchonnet\". DigiNepal. Last updated 10 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/louis-ruchonnet. Retrieved 11 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-10T06:52:07Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-11","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/louis-ruchonnet","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/louis-ruchonnet","ne":null}}