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Ruth Dreifuss

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Ruth Dreifuss

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Swiss politician

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Vinony's link graph records 175 inbound references to Ruth Dreifuss, and connects out to St. Gallen, Swiss Federal Council and President of the Swiss Confederation.

It is catalogued under topics including 1940 births, 20th-century presidents in Europe and 20th-century Swiss Jews.

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Film & TV

Saint Gall, Switzerland

Known for

  • Switzerland, Hitler's Bankers — Self2016
  • Breaking the Taboo — Self2011
  • Arena — Bundespräsidentin1993
  • Die Affäre Meili

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Key facts

Vice president
Adolf Ogi
Preceded by
Flavio Cotti
Succeeded by
Adolf Ogi
President
Flavio Cotti
Born
( 1940-01-09 ) 9 January 1940 (age 86) , St. Gallen , Switzerland
Party
Social Democratic Party
Alma mater
University of Geneva

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ruth
Gender
female
Citizenship
Switzerland
Place of birth
St. Gallen
Occupation
politician
Languages spoken
French
Religion
Judaism
Image
Ruth Dreifuss (2014, cropped).jpg
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Commons category
Ruth Dreifuss
date of birth
1940-01-09
municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
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name in native language
Ruth Dreifuss
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Encyclopedic overview

Ruth Dreifuss (born 9 January 1940) is a Swiss economist, unionist and politician who served as a member of the Federal Council 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.

Early life and education

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