George Bovet

George Bovet (27 November 1874, Neuchâtel, Switzerland – 20 May 1946) was a Swiss politician from the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (FDP).

Son of former chancellor of the Canton of Neuchâtel, Henri Alphonse,

He began his career as a journalist at National Suisse of La Chaux-de-Fonds (1896-1898), then was the Bern political correspondent of the Revue of Lausanne, Le Temps of Paris, and the Frankfurter Zeitung (1898-1927). following a difficult election facing catholic-conservative candidate Oskar Leimgruber, who would eventually become chancellor after Bovet.

He served as chancellor until 1943 and during this period waives the second Francophone Vice Chancellor, assuming editorials himself in French. Bovet was the second French-speaking Chancellor. He resigned in 1943 and died three years later.