Back Ruth Dreifuss ALS روث دريفيس Arabic روث دريفيس ARZ Рут Дрэйфус Byelorussian Рут Драйфус Bulgarian Ruth Dreifuss Catalan Ruth Dreifuss German Ruth Dreifuss Esperanto Ruth Dreifuss Spanish Ruth Dreifuss Estonian
Ruth Dreifuss | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Ruth Dreifuss on 6 November 2014 | |
| President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 1999 – 31 December 1999 | |
| Vice President | Adolf Ogi |
| Preceded by | Flavio Cotti |
| Succeeded by | Adolf Ogi |
| Vice President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 1998 – 31 December 1998 | |
| President | Flavio Cotti |
| Preceded by | Flavio Cotti |
| Succeeded by | Adolf Ogi |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 10 March 1993 – 31 December 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Flavio Cotti |
| Succeeded by | Pascal Couchepin |
| Member of the Swiss Federal Council | |
| In office 1 April 1993 – 31 December 2002 | |
| Preceded by | René Felber |
| Succeeded by | Micheline Calmy-Rey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 January 1940 St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University 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]
- ^ "Dreifuss, Ruth". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "Bildkollektion". Visual (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "Ratsmitglied ansehen". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 2023-09-21.