Jakob Dubs

{{Short description|Swiss politician (1822-1879)}} thumb|right|Jakob Dubs '''Jakob Dubs''' (26 July 1822 – 13 January 1879) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1861–1872). Along with Gustave Moynier and Guillaume-Henri Dufour, he founded the Swiss Red Cross in July 1866, and served as its first President until 1872.

He was elected to the Federal Council on 30 July 1861 and handed over office on 28 May 1872. He was affiliated to the Liberal Centre, which later developed into the Liberal Party of Switzerland.

== Life and work ==

During his time in political office, he was responsible for the following departments: *Department of Justice and Police (1861–1863) *Political Department (1864) *Department of Home Affairs (1865) *Department of Justice and Police (1866) *Department of Posts (1867) *Political Department (1868) *Department of Posts (1869) *Political Department (1870) *Department of Home Affairs (1871–1872) He was President of the Confederation three times in 1864, 1868 and 1870.

==External links== *{{Swiss Federal Councillor|jakob-dubs}} *{{HDS|3625}}

{{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{succession box | before = Giovanni Battista Pioda | title =President of the National Council| years = 1854 | after = Casimir Pfyffer}} {{succession box | before = Aimé Humbert | title = President of the Council of States | years = 1856 | after = François Briatte}} {{succession box | before = Jonas Furrer | title = Member of the Swiss Federal Council | years = 1861–1872 | after = Johann Jakob Scherer}} {{s-end}}

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