Editing Paul Chaudet

{{Short description|Swiss politician (1904–1977)}}
[[File:Paul Chaudet Staatsarchiv Bern FN Jost P 12050.jpg|thumb|Paul Chaudet (1958)]]

'''Paul Chaudet''' (17 November 1904, in [[Rivaz]] – 7 August 1977) was a Swiss politician.

He was elected to the [[Swiss Federal Council]] on 16 December 1954 and handed over office on 31 December 1966. He resigned on 28 November 1966 due to the [[History of the Swiss Air Force#Mirage_affair|Mirage-affair]]. He was affiliated with the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|Radical Party]]. During his time in office, he held the [[Military Department (Switzerland)|Military Department]].

He was [[President of the Confederation (Switzerland)|President of the Confederation]] twice in 1959 and 1962.

Owing to incompetent military advisors concerning the purchase of 100 Mirage fighter jets with a budget which increased by 66%, he was forced to resign in 1966 by his own Radical Party. 

With Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, he was one of the last Swiss Radicals. He remained, throughout his life, one of the rare [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]] Swiss politicians who was able to identify with both wine-growers and farmers.

The Radical Party has now fused with the right-wing Liberals.

==External links==
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*{{Swiss Federal Councillor|paul-chaudet}}
*{{HDS|4715}}

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