Fact its right to the universities of Freiburg, Bern and Vienna (doctorate in 1926). Formed in the paternal study, it preserved the direction until its election of it at the Federal council. He assumed several mandates of administrator in the local economy.

Barristers president of the Freibourgese bar (1936-1947), it chaired the Swiss Association of the lawyers (1950-1959). Become syndic of Freiburg (1950-1959), it restored finances of them. After having sat at the National council (1951-1955), it represented the canton with the Council of the States as from 1956.

Called in charge of the Swiss Christian-social Conservative party (PCCS, today PDC), it equipped it with a center proclamation of orientation. The big role which he assumed with the PCCS indicated it to enter the team elected in December 1959 in order to inaugurate the magic formula.

Specialist recognized in financial matters, it marked of his print the evolution of the federal policy: of its motion on the equalization intercantonale (1957) with the fourth financial mode that, chief of the Department of finances (1959-1962), it could not carry out in the long term. This key position, it endeavoured to slow down the expansion of the direct taxation to spare the autonomy of the cantons without depriving for as much the Confederation of the essential resources to the renewal of its infrastructures.

It made adopt severe measures against the tax evasion. He endeavoured to improve the effectiveness of the civil service by creating the Power station for the questions of organization. In spite of the brevity of its mandate (sick, it had to resign in September 1962), it could also print its mark of renovating conservative to other fields (scientific research, atomic energy).