[3] A member of the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (PRD), Segond began his political career in 1979 when he took over the vacated seat of Lise Girardin on the Administrative Council of Geneva.

[4] During his tenure, he established more than 100 city playgrounds and helped install a local cable network.

He was a strong Europeanist and fervent supporter of Switzerland's accession into the European Economic Area.

In 2001, he chose not to stand for a fourth term, and was described as a great servant of the Canton of Geneva as well having a strong personality with frank conviction.

[8] In January 2002, Segond was appointed Special Ambassador to the Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union, Yoshio Utsumi.

The risky debts of this case amounted to 5 to 6 billion Swiss francs, or approximately the annual state budget of the Canton of Geneva.

[15] He is buried at the Cimetière des Rois ("Cemetery of Kings"), which is widely considered the Pantheon of Geneva.