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'''David de Pury''' was a Swiss neo-liberal [[economist]].
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'''Baron Patrice Lancelot "David" de Pury''' was a Swiss [[businessman]], [[diplomat]], [[neo-liberal]] [[economist]]<ref>https://gw.geneanet.org/olivierauthier?lang=en&n=de+pury&oc=0&p=jean+jacques</ref> and member of the [[Bilderberg Steering committee]]. "A seasoned diplomat, he was the Swiss negotiator at the [[GATT]] world trade talks, and a champion of the [[free market]]."<ref>https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-industrialist-and-diplomat--david-de-pury--dies/1816652</ref> He was the chair of [[ABB]], and chair and publisher of ''[[Le Temps]]''. De Pury moderated the discussion on ''Practical Steps Toward A Better Global Governance And Rules''  at the [[1995 Bilderberg]].<ref>https://wikispooks.com/wiki/File:Bilderberg-Conference-Report-1995.pdf</ref>
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David de Pury was a member of the [[Bilderberg Steering committee]]. He moderated the discussion on ''Practical Steps Toward A Better Global Governance And Rules''  at the [[1995 Bilderberg]].
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== Background ==
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De Pury was born 4 December 1943 into nobility in [[Bern|Bern, Switzerland]] to [[Jean-Jacques de Pury]] (1911-1998), an attorney and president of [[Nippon Roche]], the Japanese subsidiary of [[Roche]], and Marguerite ([[Birth name|née]] Miescher; 1916-2007), an expert for [[Ikebana]].
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A paternal ancestor was [[Nobilitate|ennobled]] in 1651 by [[Henri II d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville|Henri II. d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville]] and had their origins in [[Neuchâtel|Neuchatel]].<ref>https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/fr/articles/022390/2020-11-03/</ref> His brother is [[Simon de Pury]], auctioneer and former owner of [[Phillips (auctioneers)|Philips]]. His niece is Loyse de Pury, an actress and arts representative. On his maternal side he is of [[Canton of Bern|Bernese]] descent with his grandfather, H. Leonard Miescher-Riggenbach, being associated with the textile industry (Viscose Suisse and Steckborn Kunstseide).<ref>https://www2.unil.ch/elitessuisses/personne.php?id=52411</ref> His great-grandfather was [[Albert Riggenbach]].
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De Pury studied Law at the [[University of Geneva]] graduating with a [[Licentiate (degree)|Licentiate degree]].<ref>https://www2.unil.ch/elitessuisses/personne.php?id=53947</ref>
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== Career ==
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De Pury was a delegate of the Federal Council for Trade Agreements in Switzerland and was Switzerland's Trade Ambassador,<ref>https://www.csmonitor.com/1989/0525/fgal.html</ref> and representing the country at the [[General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade]] in 1987.<ref name="wto">https://www.wto.org/gatt_docs/English/SULPDF/91330180.pdf </ref><ref name="americanhealth">https://web.archive.org/web/20191207084402/http://www.americanhealthstudies.org/wastenot/wn181.htm</ref> De Pury succeeded [[:de:Fritz Leutwiler|Fritz Leutwiler]] as the Co-Chairman of [[ABB]], working in that capacity from 1992 to 1996.<ref name="americanhealth" /><ref>https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/02/28/ABB-announces-record-results-for-1995/2201825483600/</ref><ref>Turrell, Mark (18 July 1996). Lloyd, Peter; Whitehead, Roger (eds.). ''Transforming Organisations Through Groupware: Lotus Notes in Action.'' Springer. pp. 39–45. </ref> He later was Chairman of [[BBC Brown Boveri]].<ref name="crimson>https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1993/4/9/business-must-work-for-trade-pmultinational/</ref><ref>http://www.mega.nu:8080/ampp/nexusbildback.html</ref> He held a number of government offices, including working in the [[Federal Department of Foreign Affairs]] in [[Bern]].<ref name="swissinfo" >https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-industrialist-and-diplomat--david-de-pury--dies/1816652</ref> He represented Switzerland in [[The Hague]], [[Brussels]] and [[Washington DC]].<ref name="swissinfo" /> In the 1980s he was Governor for Switzerland at the [[Inter-American Development Bank]].<ref name="swissinfo" /> He was a board member of [[Nestlé]], [[Ciba-Geigy]] and [[Zurich Insurance Group]] and chairman and publisher of ''[[Le Temps]]''.<ref name="swissinfo" /><ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=WdSgcVZS6owC&dq=david+de+pury+chairman+of++ABB+Group&pg=PA54</ref> In 1996 he co-founded the wealth management firm de Pury, Pictet, Turrettini.<ref name="swissinfo" /><ref>https://citywire.ch/news/geneva-wm-reveals-how-being-an-esg-pioneer-paid-off/a1248147</ref>
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De Pury was Vice President of the [[Lucerne Classical Music Festival]].<ref name= swissinfo/>
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He is best known for being the main author of the "''White Paper''",<ref>''Ayons le courage d'un nouveau départ : un programme pour la relance de la politique économique de la Suisse'', Zurich, Orell Füssli, 1996, 80 p.</ref> a book which caused a sensation in political circles from its release in 1995. Among other things, it called for a massive [[privatization]] of the Swiss economy.<ref name="swissinfo" /><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/23/opinion/IHT-the-new-multilateral-trading-system-needs-urgent-attention.html</ref> In April 1993 he spoke to university students at the [[Harvard Kennedy School]] about governmental and commercial issues.<ref name="crimson" >https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1993/4/9/business-must-work-for-trade-pmultinational/</ref> He was chosen to speak at the school due to his active role in the annual [[International Management Symposium]] in [[St Gallen]], Switzerland.<ref name="crimson" />
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== Personal life ==
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De Pury married [[Maria Eugenia Echeverria]], a native of [[Peru]], and former [[Ambassador of Peru to Romania]].<ref>https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=EXR20001228-01.1.27&e=------200-de-20--1--img-txIN-David+de+Pury----2000---0-----</ref><ref>http://busquedas.elperuano.pe/dispositivo/NL/2040029-2</ref><ref>https://transparencia.rree.gob.pe/index.php/datos-generales-11/13-normas-emitidas-por-la-entidad/131-resoluciones-ministeriales-rm/ano-2022-20/19698-rm-n-0184-23-03-2022/file</ref> He was previously engaged to [[Sarah Lawrence Cueno]].<ref>https://gw.geneanet.org/olivierauthier?lang=en&n=de+pury&p=patrice+lancelot+david </ref> They had two children.
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De Pury died from cancer on 27 December 2000 at a hospital in [[Zürich]].<ref name= swissinfo/>
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Person.png David de Pury  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(lawyer, diplomat, economist)
25 Internationales Management-Gespräch 1995-David de Pury.jpg
Born4 December 1943
Died26 December 2000 (Age 57)
Zurich
Cause of death
cancer
NationalitySwiss
Alma materUniversity of Geneva
Parents • Jean-Jacques de Pury
• Marguerite de Pury
SiblingsSimon de Pury
Member ofBilderberg/Steering committee, European Round Table of Industrialists
Victim ofpremature death
RelativesAlbert Riggenbach
Swiss neo-liberal economist and diplomat negotiator, Bilderberg Steering committee

Baron Patrice Lancelot "David" de Pury was a Swiss businessman, diplomat, neo-liberal economist[1] and member of the Bilderberg Steering committee. "A seasoned diplomat, he was the Swiss negotiator at the GATT world trade talks, and a champion of the free market."[2] He was the chair of ABB, and chair and publisher of Le Temps. De Pury moderated the discussion on Practical Steps Toward A Better Global Governance And Rules at the 1995 Bilderberg.[3]

Background

De Pury was born 4 December 1943 into nobility in Bern, Switzerland to Jean-Jacques de Pury (1911-1998), an attorney and president of Nippon Roche, the Japanese subsidiary of Roche, and Marguerite (née Miescher; 1916-2007), an expert for Ikebana.

A paternal ancestor was ennobled in 1651 by Henri II. d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville and had their origins in Neuchatel.[4] His brother is Simon de Pury, auctioneer and former owner of Philips. His niece is Loyse de Pury, an actress and arts representative. On his maternal side he is of Bernese descent with his grandfather, H. Leonard Miescher-Riggenbach, being associated with the textile industry (Viscose Suisse and Steckborn Kunstseide).[5] His great-grandfather was Albert Riggenbach.

De Pury studied Law at the University of Geneva graduating with a Licentiate degree.[6]

Career

De Pury was a delegate of the Federal Council for Trade Agreements in Switzerland and was Switzerland's Trade Ambassador,[7] and representing the country at the General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade in 1987.[8][9] De Pury succeeded Fritz Leutwiler as the Co-Chairman of ABB, working in that capacity from 1992 to 1996.[9][10][11] He later was Chairman of BBC Brown Boveri.[12][13] He held a number of government offices, including working in the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Bern.[14] He represented Switzerland in The Hague, Brussels and Washington DC.[14] In the 1980s he was Governor for Switzerland at the Inter-American Development Bank.[14] He was a board member of Nestlé, Ciba-Geigy and Zurich Insurance Group and chairman and publisher of Le Temps.[14][15] In 1996 he co-founded the wealth management firm de Pury, Pictet, Turrettini.[14][16]

De Pury was Vice President of the Lucerne Classical Music Festival.[14]

He is best known for being the main author of the "White Paper",[17] a book which caused a sensation in political circles from its release in 1995. Among other things, it called for a massive privatization of the Swiss economy.[14][18] In April 1993 he spoke to university students at the Harvard Kennedy School about governmental and commercial issues.[12] He was chosen to speak at the school due to his active role in the annual International Management Symposium in St Gallen, Switzerland.[12]

Personal life

De Pury married Maria Eugenia Echeverria, a native of Peru, and former Ambassador of Peru to Romania.[19][20][21] He was previously engaged to Sarah Lawrence Cueno.[22] They had two children.

Death

De Pury died from cancer on 27 December 2000 at a hospital in Zürich.[14]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/199221 May 199224 May 1992France
Royal Club Evian
Evian-les-Bains		The 40th Bilderberg. It had 121 participants.
Bilderberg/199322 April 199325 April 1993Greece
Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel
Vouliagmeni		The 41st Bilderberg, held in Greece
Bilderberg/19942 June 19945 June 1994Finland
Helsinki		The 42nd Bilderberg, in Helsinki.
Bilderberg/19958 June 199511 June 1995Greece
Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel
Vouliagmeni		The 43rd Bilderberg. Held at the Burgenstock Hotel in Burgenstock, Switzerland.
Bilderberg/199630 May 19962 June 1996Canada
Toronto		The 44th Bilderberg, held in Canada
Bilderberg/199712 June 199715 June 1997US
Lake Lanier
Georgia (State)		The 45th Bilderberg meeting
Bilderberg/199814 May 199817 May 1998Scotland
Turnberry		The 46th Bilderberg meeting, held in Scotland, chaired by Peter Carrington
Bilderberg/19993 June 19996 June 1999Portugal
Sintra		The 47th Bilderberg, 111 participants
Bilderberg/20001 June 20004 June 2000Belgium
Brussels
Genval		The 48th Bilderberg, 94 guests
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References

  1. ↑ https://gw.geneanet.org/olivierauthier?lang=en&n=de+pury&oc=0&p=jean+jacques
  2. ↑ https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-industrialist-and-diplomat--david-de-pury--dies/1816652
  3. ↑ https://wikispooks.com/wiki/File:Bilderberg-Conference-Report-1995.pdf
  4. ↑ https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/fr/articles/022390/2020-11-03/
  5. ↑ https://www2.unil.ch/elitessuisses/personne.php?id=52411
  6. ↑ https://www2.unil.ch/elitessuisses/personne.php?id=53947
  7. ↑ https://www.csmonitor.com/1989/0525/fgal.html
  8. ↑ https://www.wto.org/gatt_docs/English/SULPDF/91330180.pdf
  9. ↑ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20191207084402/http://www.americanhealthstudies.org/wastenot/wn181.htm
  10. ↑ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/02/28/ABB-announces-record-results-for-1995/2201825483600/
  11. ↑ Turrell, Mark (18 July 1996). Lloyd, Peter; Whitehead, Roger (eds.). Transforming Organisations Through Groupware: Lotus Notes in Action. Springer. pp. 39–45.
  12. ↑ a b c https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1993/4/9/business-must-work-for-trade-pmultinational/
  13. ↑ http://www.mega.nu:8080/ampp/nexusbildback.html
  14. ↑ a b c d e f g h https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-industrialist-and-diplomat--david-de-pury--dies/1816652
  15. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=WdSgcVZS6owC&dq=david+de+pury+chairman+of++ABB+Group&pg=PA54
  16. ↑ https://citywire.ch/news/geneva-wm-reveals-how-being-an-esg-pioneer-paid-off/a1248147
  17. ↑ Ayons le courage d'un nouveau départ : un programme pour la relance de la politique économique de la Suisse, Zurich, Orell Füssli, 1996, 80 p.
  18. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/23/opinion/IHT-the-new-multilateral-trading-system-needs-urgent-attention.html
  19. ↑ https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=EXR20001228-01.1.27&e=------200-de-20--1--img-txIN-David+de+Pury----2000---0-----
  20. ↑ http://busquedas.elperuano.pe/dispositivo/NL/2040029-2
  21. ↑ https://transparencia.rree.gob.pe/index.php/datos-generales-11/13-normas-emitidas-por-la-entidad/131-resoluciones-ministeriales-rm/ano-2022-20/19698-rm-n-0184-23-03-2022/file
  22. ↑ https://gw.geneanet.org/olivierauthier?lang=en&n=de+pury&p=patrice+lancelot+david
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