Flavio Cotti
Flavio Cotti (18 October 1939 – 16 December 2020) was a Swiss politician who served as member of the Federal Council from 1986 to 1999. He was a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party from the canton of Ticino. In the 1990s, Cotti led the Swiss government's unsuccessful attempts to further Switzerland's political integration into the European Union. He was President of the Confederation in 1991 and 1998 and headed the departments of Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs.
Flavio Cotti | |
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Cotti in 1997 | |
| President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 1991 – 31 December 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Arnold Koller |
| Succeeded by | René Felber |
| In office 1 January 1998 – 31 December 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Arnold Koller |
| Succeeded by | Ruth Dreifuss |
| Member of the Swiss Federal Council | |
| In office 1 January 1987 – 30 April 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Alphons Egli |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Deiss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 October 1939 Prato-Sornico, Switzerland |
| Died | 16 December 2020 (aged 81) Locarno, Switzerland |
| Political party | Christian Democratic People's Party |
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