Fernand Corbat
Fernand Corbat (27 August 1925 – 13 December 2010) was a Swiss journalist, administrator and politician for the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland from the canton of Geneva.[1]
Life
[edit]Fernand Corbat was born on 27 August 1925 in Asuel, Switzerland, to Xavier Corbat, a police officer, and Marie Meyer. After studying political science at the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International Studies, he worked as a journalist from 1950 to 1958.[1]
From 1958 to 1963, he was an employee of the Société pour le développement de l'économie suisse (now part of Economiesuisse).[a] He then served as a consultant until 1972 and later as director of the Center d'information, de publicité et de relations publiques.[1][b]
From 1964 to 1972, he was a member of the Grand Council of Geneva, which he chaired in 1971.[2] After the 1971 Swiss federal election, he served on the National Council from 1971 to 1979.[1][3]
He was married to Eliane Boand. He died in Chêne-Bourg, Switzerland, on 13 December 2010.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Corbat, Fernand". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in French). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ↑ "Grand Conseil de Genève - Mémorial". ge.ch. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ↑ "Ratsmitglied ansehen". Federal Assembly. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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