Ruth Dreifuss

Ruth Dreifuss
Dreifuss in 2014
President of Switzerland
In office
1 January 1999 – 31 December 1999
Vice PresidentAdolf Ogi
Preceded byFlavio Cotti
Succeeded byAdolf Ogi
Vice President of Switzerland
In office
1 January 1998 – 31 December 1998
PresidentFlavio Cotti
Preceded byFlavio Cotti
Succeeded byAdolf Ogi
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
10 March 1993 – 31 December 2002
Preceded byFlavio Cotti
Succeeded byPascal Couchepin
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
In office
1 April 1993 – 31 December 2002
Preceded byRené Felber
Succeeded byMicheline Calmy-Rey
Personal details
Born (1940-01-09) 9 January 1940 (age 84)
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Geneva

Ruth Dreifuss (born 9 January 1940) is a Swiss economist, unionist and politician who served as a member of the Federal Council (Switzerland) from 1993 to 2002. She served as Vice President of Switzerland in 1998 and as President of Switzerland in 1999 for the Social Democratic Party.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Dreifuss, Ruth". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  2. ^ "Bildkollektion". Visual (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  3. ^ "Ratsmitglied ansehen". Federal Assembly. Retrieved 2023-09-21.