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Ruth Dreifuss

Swiss politician
Person Human Q123902

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[9]
Date of birth
January 9, 1940
Place of birth
St. Gallen
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[4]
Occupation
politician
Position held
Member of the Swiss Federal Council, President of the Swiss Confederation, ICDP commissioner and Vice president, interior minister, Vice president of the Swiss Confederation[5]
Educated at
University of Geneva[6]
Member of political party
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland[10]
Award received
honorary doctorate of Haifa University, honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem[7][8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[14]
Family name
Dreifuss[11]
Given name
Ruth[12]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Endingen[13]
Name in native language
Ruth Dreifuss[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ruth Dreifuss ar روث دريفيس de Dreifuss es Dreifuss fa روث دریفوس he רות דרייפוס ja ルース・ドレフュス ru Дрейфус Рут ru Дрейфус, Рут ru Рут Дрейфус zh 露特·德萊富斯 zh-hans 露特·德莱富斯
🔖 Identifiers · 38
ISNI
0000000014659587
VIAF cluster ID
64927823
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n96068938
GND ID
123969654
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ruth Dreifuss (2014, cropped).jpg ↗
BDELIS ID
50031
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
dreifuss-ruth
DDB person (GND) ID
123969654
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
123969654
Dodis ID
P23588
Encyclopedia of Jewish Women ID
dreifuss-ruth
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Ruth-Dreifuss
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FAST ID
377748
FemBio ID
8039
Freebase ID
/m/014fd7
GTAA ID
91543
Geni profile ID
6000000046470265932
HDS ID
028730
IdRef ID
095790799
J9U entity ID
987012161176305171
JRC Names ID
124093
Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
11472
Jewish Virtual Library ID
ruth-dreifuss
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
123969654
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
123969654
Kallías ID
PE00549948
Munzinger person ID
00000020609
NE.se ID
ruth-dreifuss
NSK (VIAF) ID
000243995
NSK ID
981005785340209366
OpenParlData ID
21765
OpenSanctions ID
Ruth Dreifuss
RERO ID (legacy)
A003190539
Swiss Federal Archives ID
589361
Swiss parliament ID
430
TMDB person ID
2462635
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJm9dfytpxYm7vPTqY7mBP
Yale LUX ID
person/5b33fe2b-b539-49f9-84c2-02df0757130e

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Position held 2
President of the Swiss Confederation, interior minister
Award received 1
honorary doctorate of Haifa University
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Educated at 1
University of Geneva
Given name 1
Ruth
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Member of political party 1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Endingen
Occupation 1
politician
OpenSanctions ID 1
Ruth Dreifuss
Place of birth 1
St. Gallen
Sex or gender 1
female
← Cast member 1
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Summary

Ruth Dreifuss was born on January 9, 1940[1], in St. Gallen[2]. She has worked as a politician[3].

FAQs

Where was Ruth Dreifuss born?

Ruth Dreifuss was born in St. Gallen[2].

What did Ruth Dreifuss do for work?

Ruth Dreifuss worked as a politician[3].

Where did Ruth Dreifuss go to school?

Ruth Dreifuss was educated at University of Geneva[6].

What awards did Ruth Dreifuss receive?

Honors received include honorary doctorate of Haifa University[7] and honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem[8].

Related Entities

Ruth Dreifuss Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for date of birth, source for place of birth from the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (…"
  2. 20w ago · Christian.gutknecht · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    OpenParlData ID → 21765
    "Created claim: OpenParlData ID: 21765, Add OpenParlData ID (P14527)"
  3. 25w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed labels, descriptions or aliases: Add multilingual descriptions (24 languages) — multilingua"
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