Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Marc-Emile Ruchet (September 14, 1853 - July 13, 1912) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 14, 1899, and resigned on July 9, 1912, only four days before his death. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland. While in office he held the following departments: Department of Home Affairs (1900 -1903) Department of Finance (1904) Political Department (1905) Department of Home Affairs (1906 - 1910) Political Department (1911) Department of Home Affairs (1912) He was president of Switzerland twice, in 1905 and 1911. Predecessor: Eugène Ruffy Successor: Camille Decoppet This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.