Giuseppe Motta

Giuseppe Motta (29 December 1871 - 23 January 1940) was a Swiss politician. He was a member of the Swiss Federal Council (1911-1940) and President of the League of Nations (1924-1925).

Biography

He was born on 29 December 1871.

He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 14, 1911. He was affiliated with the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland.

While in office he held the following departments:

He was President of the Confederation five times, in 1915, 1920, 1927, 1932 and 1937.

Giuseppe Motta has with 28 years in the Federal Council the third longest tenure to date.

Motta was involved with the Federal Council Felix Calonder in Switzerland's accession to the League of Nations. On 16 May 1920 Switzerland joined the League of Nations. He presided in 1924 the League of Nations Assembly. He was one of the most outspoken advocates of admission of Germany. In the interwar period, he pleaded for a partial departure from Swiss neutrality principle, but spoke out from 1938 in the face of the looming Second World War again for its strict observance.

Giuseppe Motta (aviator)

Giuseppe Motta (died 1929) was an Italian World War I fighter pilot and seaplane air racer of the 1920s.

After World War I, Motta tested racing seaplanes for the Schneider Trophy race. He was killed during a test flight of the Macchi M.67 after having reached 583 kilometres per hour (362 mph). This world record held until George Stainforth broke the 400 miles per hour (640 km/h) barrier, on 29 September 1931.

Motta

Motta is a small town in Val Poschiavo, Grisons, Switzerland. It is located on the south side of Lago di Poschiavo.

Coordinates: 46°16′27″N 10°06′54″E / 46.2742°N 10.1151°E / 46.2742; 10.1151

Motta (surname)

Motta is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Motta (disambiguation)

Motta is a civil parish of Poschiavo, Grisons, Switzerland.

Motta may also refer to:

Places

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