Ruth Dreifuss

Ruth Dreifuss (born 9 January 1940) is a Swiss politician. She was a member of the Swiss Federal Council from (1993–2002), representing the Canton of Geneva. In 1970 she received a Master of Economics from the University of Geneva. She was a member of the Social Democratic Party.

Ruth Dreifuss
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	(1940-01-09) 9 January 1940 St. Gallen, Switzerland
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Geneva

Ruth Dreifuss Media

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  Ruth Dreifuss (1988) by Erling Mandelmann

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  Ruth Dreifuss (left) and Christiane Brunner on 8 March 1993

Other websites

• Ruth Dreifuss in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Political offices
Preceded by René Felber	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1993–2002	Succeeded by Micheline Calmy-Rey
Preceded by Flavio Cotti	Minister of Home Affairs 1993–2002	Succeeded by Pascal Couchepin
Preceded by Flavio Cotti	Vice President of Switzerland 1998	Succeeded by Adolf Ogi
	President of Switzerland 1999