Elisabeth Kopp

Elisabeth Kopp
Vice President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 1989 – 12 January 1989
President	Jean-Pascal Delamuraz
Preceded by	Jean-Pascal Delamuraz
Succeeded by	Arnold Koller
Minister of Justice and Police
In office 2 October 1984 – 12 January 1989
Preceded by	Rudolf Friedrich
Succeeded by	Arnold Koller
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
In office 2 October 1984 – 12 January 1989
Preceded by	Rudolf Friedrich
Succeeded by	Kaspar Villiger
Member of the Swiss National Council
In office 26 November 1979 – 27 November 1983
Constituency	Zürich
Personal details
Born	Anna Elisabeth Iklé (1936-12-16)16 December 1936 Zürich, Switzerland
Died	7 April 2023(2023-04-07) (aged 86) Zumikon, Zürich, Switzerland[1]
Political party	FDP
Spouse	Hans W. Kopp ​ ​ (m. 1960; died 2009)​
Children	1
Alma mater	University of Zurich University of Florence

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 in the Swiss government, the Federal Council. She held that office from 2 October 1984 to 12 January 1989, when she resigned following a scandal over an alleged breach of official secrecy. She previously served as a member of the National Council from 1979 to 1984.^[2][3]