Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel
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politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council
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(1864-1872).
Challet was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on July 12, 1864 as the first member from the Canton of Geneva
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. He handed over office on December 31, 1872 after being voted out of office. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
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. During his time in office he held the following departments:
- Department of Finance (1864 - 1867)
- Department of Posts (1868)
- Department of Finance (1869)
- Department of Posts (1870 - 1872)