Pierre Graber

Pierre Graber , born the December 6th 1908 with La Chaux-de-Fonds and deceased the July 19th 2003 with Lausanne, is a politician Suisse. It was federal adviser of 1970 to 1978, member of the Swiss Socialist party.

Studies and career

For the Socialist party, it is elected with the Town council of Lausanne (1934 - 1946),
appointed with the Grand the Council Vaud ois (1937 - 1946)
syndic (mayor) of Lausanne (1946 - 1949) then city council man in load of finances until in 1962.

It also chairs the socialist party of Vaud and is assembled intransigent with the Communists.
It sits at the government of the canton of Vaud of 1962 with 1970 and directs the Department of finances.

To advise national 1942 with 1969 (except in 1963), president of the parliamentary group (1966 - 1969) and vice-president of the Swiss socialist party, he is president of the National council in 1965 - 1966.
It sits at the Commission of the foreign affairs and is vice-president of the parliamentary Board of inquiry on the business of the acquisition considered to be too expensive of the planes Mirage by the Swiss Armée.
It militates in favor of the right to the instruction.
It also belongs to the Commission of wise created in order to regulate the Jurassic Question.

Pierre Graber is elected with the Federal council the December 10th 1969. It was charged to direct the political Département starting from February 1st, 1970 (Foreign affairs).
It is president of the Confederation in 1975 and leaves its functions the January 31st 1978.
During its years with the head of the Swiss diplomacy, a new law on the development co-operation is voted.
the 1975, it signs the final act of CSCE to Helsinki.
It obtains Parliament the ratification of the European Convention of the human rights in 1974.
As a president of the Committee of the Ministers for the the Council of Europe, it poses the first stone of the Palate of Europe with Strasbourg the May 15th 1972.
Graber plays also a part in the concluding of an agreement of free trade with the EEC.
In 1976, it signs the European Social charter which will never be ratified. With its initiative, Switzerland recognizes the North Korea and the North-Vietnamese soldier Nam.
Switzerland ratifies the Traité nuclear non-proliferation under its impulse.
Graber chairs the diplomatic conference which leads to the adoption of the additional protocols to the Geneva Conventions in 1977.
It must face the attack of a plane Swissair with Zarka (Jordan) by Palestinian elements in 1970.
Withdrawn with Savigny (Vaud) then in Lausanne, it gives its opinion on important occasions like the attempt fallen through to adhere to UNO in 1986.

It leaves the memory of a corrosive speaker and a politician faithful to his designs social-democrats.

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