Georges-André Chevallaz
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Georges-André Chevallaz (7 February 1915 – 8 September 2002) was a Swiss historian, politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1974–1983).
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Mayor of Lausanne since 1957 and member of the Swiss National Council since 1958, he was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 5 December 1973 and handed over office on 31 December 1983. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his office time he held the following departments:
- Federal Department of Finance (1974–1979)[1]
- Federal Military Department (1980–1983)
He was President of the Confederation in 1980.
After retiring from the Federal Council, he presided the foundation of the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (1988–1992).