Marcel Blanc
Marcel Blanc | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Council of State of Vaud | |
| In office 10 April 1978 – 30 November 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Marc-Henri Ravussin |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-François Veillon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 March 1935 Brenles, Switzerland |
| Died | 24 March 2023 (aged 88) |
| Political party | UDC |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Marcel Blanc (12 March 1935 – 24 March 2023) was a Swiss farmer and politician of the Democratic Union of the Centre (UDC).[1] He served on the Council of State of Vaud from 1978 to 1991 as head of the Department of Public Works.[2]
Biography
[edit]Blanc was born in Brenles on 12 March 1935 to a Huguenot family who took refuge in Switzerland after the Edict of Fontainebleau. After training to become a farmer, he took over a field in his hometown.[3]
In 1957, Blanc was elected to the municipal council of Brenles as a member of the UDC. In 1970, he was elected to the Grand Council of Vaud and became president of the UDC in the Canton of Vaud. He then became vice-president of the UDC nation-wide.[4]
Blanc was elected to the Council of State of Vaud in 1978, succeeding his fellow party member Marc-Henri Ravussin.[5] On 7 March 1982, he was re-elected to a second term, finishing second on the ballot behind Radical Democratic Party member Jean-Pascal Delamuraz.[6] He was again re-elected in 1986 in the second round of elections.[7] He was re-elected for a third time in 1990.[8] In 1991, he resigned from his position, leaving office on 30 November.[4]
During his mandate, Blanc was head of the Department of Public Works.[9] He twice chaired the cantonal government, in 1982 and 1988.[4] In 1991, the socialist Daniel Schmutz succeeded him as head of the public works department, while Pierre-François Veillon was elected to succeed him from the UDC and headed the Department of Finances.[10]
Marcel Blanc died on 24 March 2023, at the age of 88.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Blanc, Marcel". Élites suisses (in French).
- ^ Caspary, Laurent (8 May 2008). ""Les agrariens restent un courant fort"". Le Temps (in French). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Debétaz, Bernard (11 February 1978). ""Optez pour le bon sens... votez Blanc!"". 24 heures (in French). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Dupertuis, Pierre-André (22 August 1991). "Départ de l'homme Blanc". 24 heures (in French). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Camponovo, Federico (14 February 1982). "Marcel Blanc: un seul langage". 24 heures (in French). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Trépey, Pierre (8 March 1982). "L'Entente dans cinq fauteuils". 24 heures (in French). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Exécutif vaudois: c'est fait!". L'Express (in French). 6 March 1986. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Rüf, Jean (5 March 1990). "acques Martin, chef de cordée". 24 heures (in French). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Les droites vaudoises à l'aune de l'intégration européenne (1986-1992) : une passion suisse ?" (PDF). University of Geneva (in French). August 2011.
- ^ Miéville, D. S. (17 December 1991). "Les socialistes changent d'air et le nouveau hérite des finances". Journal de Genève (in French). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "L'ancien conseiller d'Etat vaudois UDC Marcel Blanc est décédé à 88 ans". Radio Télévision Suisse (in French). 25 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.