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 with the Free Democratic Party.
While in office he held the following departments:
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.
https://www.admin.ch/en/members-of-the-federal-council/?person=robert-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.