Giuseppe Motta
Giuseppe Motta | |
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Motta circa 1915 | |
| President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 1937 – 31 December 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Meyer |
| Succeeded by | Johannes Baumann |
| In office 1 January 1932 – 31 December 1932 | |
| Preceded by | Heinrich Häberlin |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Schulthess |
| In office 1 January 1927 – 31 December 1927 | |
| Preceded by | Heinrich Häberlin |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Schulthess |
| In office 1 January 1920 – 31 December 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Gustave Ador |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Schulthess |
| In office 1 January 1915 – 31 December 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Hoffmann |
| Succeeded by | Camille Decoppet |
| Swiss Federal Councillor | |
| In office 14 December 1911 – 23 January 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Josef Anton Schobinger |
| Succeeded by | Enrico Celio |
| President of the League of Nations | |
| In office 1924–1925 | |
| Preceded by | Cosme de la Torriente |
| Succeeded by | Raoul Dandurand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 December 1871 Airolo, Ticino, Switzerland |
| Died | 23 January 1940 (aged 68) Bern, Switzerland |
| Party | Catholic Conservative Party |
Giuseppe Motta (29 December 1871 – 23 January 1940) was a Swiss politician. He served as President of the Swiss Confederation 5 times. He was a member of the Swiss Federal Council (1911–1940) and President of the assembly of league of nations (1924–1925). He was a Catholic-conservative foreign minister and a staunch opponent of communism and Stalinism.