Henri Berthoud was a Swiss civil servant and congressman.

Berthoud was born in Neuchâtel and was the son of Jean-Edouard Berthoud

Jean-Edouard Berthoud

Jean-Edouard Berthoud , commonly referred to as Jean Berthoud, was born in Neuchâtel and was married to Georgine Léonie Panier. He was the son of pastor Alexis-Henri Berthoud and Louise-Marie Vaucher. He was the father of Henri Berthoud and grand-father of Denise and Raymonde Berthoud.Berthoud...

 and Georgine Léonie Panier. He was the father of Denise

Denise Berthoud

Denise Berthoud was born in Neuchâtel and was the third of Henri Berthoud and Marianne Perrier's five children...

 and Raymonde Berthoud

Raymonde Berthoud

Raymonde Berthoud was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland and was the fourth of Henri Berthoud and Marianne Perrier's five children...

 brother-in-law of Louis Perrier

Louis Perrier

Frédéric-François-Louis Perrier was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council . , he is the member with the shortest time in office ....

, and son-in-law of Louis-Daniel Perrier

Louis-Daniel Perrier

Louis-Daniel Perrier was a Swiss architect from Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He was born in Paris although he was originally from the towns of Sainte-Croix and Orges in Switzerland. He studied art in Paris and Berlin before moving to Neuchâtel in 1848....

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Berthoud studied at the École Supérieure de Commerce of Neuchâtel along with scientific studies and earn a Ph.D.

Ph.D.

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 in chemistry.

Career

• 1906 : Conseiller général
• 1906-1919 : Conseiller communal of the city of Neuchâtel
• 1906-1908 : Public works secretary
• 1908-1912 : Public works director
• 1915-1919 : Public works director (during which were built the "Collège des Parcs", the "Collège de la Maladière" and the "Hôpital des Cadolles")
• 1912-1915 : Head of the Police
• 1916-1941 : Congressman
• 1923-1928 : Member of the National Council of Switzerland
  National Council of Switzerland
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• 1931-1947 : Member of the National Council of Switzerland

Berthoud sat on the governing board of the "Conseil d'administration de la Chambre neuchâteloise du commerce et de l'industrie" and was president of the Finance Committee.

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