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    Anna Elisabeth Kopp (née Iklé; 16 December 1936 – 7 April 2023) was a Swiss politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). She was the first woman to serve...
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    Council for three further legislatures, until the 1984 election of Elisabeth Kopp. In 1983, the failed election of the first official female candidate...
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  • Kopp is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: David Kopp (born 1979), German race cyclist Elisabeth Kopp (1936–2023), Swiss politician...
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    Stinger missiles, overcoming CIA opposition. Iklé was a second cousin of Elisabeth Kopp, the first woman in the Swiss Federal Council, elected in 1984. Iklé...
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    of the collective head of state 1 October 1989 1 April 1990 182 days Elisabeth Kopp   Switzerland Member of the Swiss Federal Council 21 October 1984 12...
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    Former Federal Councillor Elisabeth Kopp speaking on 1 August 2007. The federal flag displayed here has a narrower margin than recommended in the flag...
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    The first woman on the seven-member Federal Council executive was Elisabeth Kopp, who served from 1984 to 1989, and the first female president was Ruth...
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  • jazz saxophonist. William Myles Knighton, 91, British civil servant. Elisabeth Kopp, 86, Swiss politician, member of the Federal Council and minister of...
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    Illinois Stephan Klapproth, Swiss journalist and television presenter Elisabeth Kopp, Swiss politician and the first woman elected to the Swiss Federal Council...
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  • The first female member of the seven-member Swiss Federal Council, Elisabeth Kopp, served from 1984 to 1989. Ruth Dreifuss, the second female member,...
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