Jean-Marie Musy
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Jean-Marie Musy (April 10, 1876 - April 19, 1952) was a Swiss politician.
He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 11, 1919, and handed over office on April 30, 1934. He was affiliated with the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland.
During his time in office he held the Department of Finance and was President of the Confederation twice, in 1925 and 1930.
During World War II he and his son Benoît Nicolas Musy were involved in the release of 1210 prisoners from the Theresienstadt concentration camp. The group was saved after $1.25 million was placed in Swiss banks by Jewish organizations working in Switzerland.
Another son, Pierre, won the four-man bobsleigh gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
[edit] External links
- Profile of Jean-Marie Musy with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Daniel Sebastiani: Jean-Marie Musy in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Version of 2007-11-30.
| Preceded by Gustave Ador |
Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1919–1934 |
Succeeded by Philipp Etter |
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