The former mayor of Geneva, Pierre Muller, died overnight from Thursday to Friday
He held this position twice during his political career. Born in 1952 in Geneva, he was a member of the Liberal-Radical Party.
Pierre Muller, photographed in 2006, when he was in charge of finance.
CHRISTIAN BONZON
A figure in local politics, but also a man of convictions whose commitment went far beyond the borders of his city and our country. Pierre Muller had also, after having moved away from the Palais Eynard, shown himself active in humanitarian aid, occupying the position of vice-president of Green Cross International, one of his last public mandates exercised with passion.
Multilingual broker
The real political career began in 1990, when he became a municipal councilor after the election of Madeleine Rossi to the City Executive. A member of the Liberal-Radical Party, this former broker, who went to learn management in Germany and the United States – he was fluent in German and English – joined the Administrative Council of the City of Geneva in 1995, where it naturally inherits the Department of Finance and Housing.
Four years later, he was re-elected. Twice during this double mandate, he finds himself mayor of Geneva, a function he embodies by bringing into play his taste for dialogue and a certain refinement in manners.
“Pierre Muller was elegant, faithful to his convictions and his friends, while being constantly directed towards the future”, declares to the “Tribune de Genève” Bertrand Reich, the president of the PLR, while paying tribute to him.
Sense of collegiality
His former colleagues on the Administrative Council in turn salute the sense of collegiality that characterized him. Starting with the former socialist deputy Manuel Tornare.
He expressed his emotion on learning the sad news to our colleagues from Léman Bleu: “Alone on the right in a left-wing government, Pierre Muller had political convictions which, of course, were not mine, but we could at least work collegially. He is an honest and warm man who has just passed away when he was still young.
The news of his death was announced on social networks, this early Saturday evening, by our colleague Marie Prieur, editor-in-chief of the weekly “GHI”.
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