He served as president of the Farmers, Traders and Independents and of the resulting conservative Swiss People's Party.
As a publisher, he was a promoter of the magazine Du and founder of Manesse library of world literature.
[2][3] In his political activity Conzett sat in the National Council as a member of the BGB from 1951 until his resignation in 1971.
He advocated an association of Graubünden and Glarus Democrats with the BGB and was then to 1976 the first president of the resulting Swiss People's Party.
Because of his commitment to the preservation of the Stockalper Castle, Conzett was given the honorary citizenship of the city of Brig in 1961.