Max Petitpierre

max Petitpierre was a politician Suisse, born the February 26th 1899 with Neuchâtel and deceased the March 25th 1994 in its birthplace. Its family was orginaire of Couvet (Valley-of-Through). It was federal adviser of 1945 with 1961 (Minister for the Foreign affairs).

With the service of Neuchâtel

Petitpierre is law professor deprived with the Université of Neuchâtel
He is elected in 1937 appointed radical with the Grand the Council of the canton of Neuchâtel.
In 1942, this assembly elects it like deputy with the Conseil of the States, it thus represents during three years its canton in the Upper House of the Swiss Parliament.
He is also president of the Swiss Room of the Horlogerie
He is president of the assembly which carries out the fusion of the national Church and the Church independent of her canton.

It places the foreign politics of Switzerland under the topic neutrality and solidarity .
This policy results in many contacts with UNO, the Swiss participation in the specialized organizations of UNO and the neutral commission of armistice in Korea and the beginning of the development co-operation.
In 1945, it establishes diplomatic relations with the the USSR.
It recognizes the Popular republic of China as of 1950.
Under its impulse, Geneva becomes the capital of peace and accommodates great conferences.
In 1954 is held the conference on the Indo-China.
In 1955 that of the four large ones (Edgar Faure, Anthony Eden, Nikolaï Boulganine, Dwight D. Eisenhower).
Switzerland adheres to OEEC (current OECD).
It chairs the diplomatic conference which works out the four Geneva Conventions on the protection of the war victims.
In front of impossibility for Switzerland of adhering to the EEC, it supports the creation of the European Free Trade Association.
It supports the behavior of the conference of Evian on the Algérie and facilitates the stay of the delegation of the FLN which negotiates with the ministers Louis Joxe, Robert Buron and Jean de Broglie.

It chairs the Commission of Wise the charged to propose a solution with the Jurassic Question.

It married the sister of the Philosophe Denis de Rougemont.
His/her son Gilles, professor of Private law to the University of Geneva, was to advise national and to advise in the States.

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