Elisabeth Kopp (born December 16, 1936 in Zürich) is a Swiss politician and the first woman elected to the Swiss Federal Council (1984-1989). December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Zürich (German:   , Zürich German: Züri , in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... The Swiss Federal Council (German: Schweizerischer Bundesrat, French: Conseil fédéral suisse, Italian: Consiglio federale svizzero, Romansh: Cussegl federal svizzer) is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the government as well as the head of state of Switzerland. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Elisabeth Kopp grew up in Bern. After finishing her law studies in 1960 she married Hans W. Kopp. In 1969 she was elected to the district council (Gemeinderat) of Zumikon, and from 1972 she served on the education council (Erziehungsrat) of the canton of Zürich. She was president of Zumikon from 1974 until her election as a federal councillor in 1984. As a member of the Free Democratic Party she served in the National Council of Switzerland from 1979 to 1984. Location within Switzerland The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Zumikon is a town in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Canton of Zürich (German: Kanton ) has a population of about 1. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (German: Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei der Schweiz (FDP), French: Parti radical-démocratique suisse (PRD), Italian: Partito liberale radicale svizzero (PLR)) is a free market liberal party in Switzerland. ... The National Council of Switzerland (German: Nationalrat, French: Conseil National, Italian: Consiglio Nazionale) is the large Chamber of the parliament and has 200 seats. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1984, Rudolf Friedrich resigned from his office for health reasons. The Free Democratic Party then nominated Elisabeth Kopp and Bruno Hunziker as Friedrich's successor. After this nomination the Swiss media started a campaign against Elisabeth Kopp, focusing mainly on her husband Hans W. Kopp. But shortly before the Federal Council held the election, the tides turned with some journalists insisting that Elisabeth Kopp should not be held liable for the faults of her husband. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rudolf Friedrich (born July 4, 1923) is a Swiss politician. ... The Swiss Federal Council (in German: Bundesrat, in French: Conseil fédéral, in Italian: Consiglio federale, in Romansh: Cussegl Federal) is the seven-member executive council which collectively assumes the office of head of state equivalent to that of a president or of a monarch in the government of...

On October 2, 1984 she was elected to the Federal Council as the first woman ever in that office. She got elected with the first ballot, receiving 124 votes of 244. During her time in office she held the Federal Department of Justice and Police and was Vice-President of the Confederation shortly in 1989. October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Swiss Federal Council (German: Schweizerischer Bundesrat, French: Conseil fédéral suisse, Italian: Consiglio federale svizzero, Romansh: Cussegl federal svizzer) is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the government as well as the head of state of Switzerland. ... In Switzerland, the Federal Department of Justice and Police (in French: Département fédéral de justice et police, in German: Eidgenössisches Justiz- und Polizeidepartement) is one of the seven departments of the federal government, headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Council, the Swiss minister of... The list of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation (1848-present) presents the presiding member of the Swiss Federal Council, Switzerlands seven-member executive. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Her husband Hans W. Kopp was member of many company boards. Among others, he was vice president of Shakarchi Trading AG. In September 1988 Jacques-André Kaeslin, made a note about the connection of Shakarchi Trading AG with international crime. This note was delivered to Renate Schwob, an employee of the Federal Department of Justice and Police, by Kaeslin under circumstances which are not entirely clear. In October, Katharina Schoop, a personal assistant of Elisabeth Kopp, was allowed to see that note. The information was then relayed to Kopp who phoned her husband telling him to retire from his work at Shakarchi Trading AG. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On December 9 the Swiss newspaper Le Matin wrote about that phone call. Elisabeth Kopp then confessed her involvement, which led to the Swiss media demanding for her resignation. On December 12, 1988, Elisabeth Kopp announced her resignation for the end of February 1989 insisting that she was without blame in this matter. Pressure was raised again, and Kopp finally announced her immediate resignation on January 12, 1989. December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Le Matin is a daily newspaper published by Edipresse in Lausanne, Switzerland. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Rudolf Friedrich (born July 4, 1923) is a Swiss politician. ... The table below shows the members of the Swiss Federal Council or Federal Councilors (in German: Bundesräte, in French: conseillers fédéraux, in Italian: consiglieri federali) for any given year since instauration of the federal council (in German: Bundesrat, in French: conseil fédéral, in Italian: consiglio... Kaspar Villiger (pronounced Caspar Veeleeger) (born February 5, 1941) is a Swiss industrialist and politician. ...

Literature

• Catherine Duttweiler (1989). Kopp & Kopp, Aufstieg und Fall der ersten Bundesrätin (Kopp & Kopp, The rise and the fall of the first female Federal chancelor). Weltwoche-ABC-Verlag. ISBN 3-85504-121-0.

Film

• Andres Brütsch: Winterreise – Elisabeth Kopp (A Winters Journey – Switzerlands first female Minister), documentary, 85 min., Topic Film, January 2007

External links

• http://www.had.net/stuff/kopp.htm - Der Fall Kopp (German)
• http://www.afz.ethz.ch/handbuch/nachl/nachlaesseKoppElisabeth.htm