Robert Comtesse (14 August 1847, in Valangin – 17 November 1922) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1899-1912).

He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 14 December 1899 and resigned on 4 March 1912. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.

While in office he held the following departments:

• Department of Finance (1900)^[1]
• Department of Justice and Police (1901)
• Department of Posts and Railways (1902, 1912)
• Department of Finance (1903, 1905–09, 1911)
• Political Department as President of the Confederation (1904, 1911)

"Quai Robert-Comtesse" in Neuchâtel and "Rue Robert-Comtesse" in Cernier are named after Comtesse.

• Profile of Robert Comtesse with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
• Robert Comtesse in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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