François Couchepin
François Couchepin | |
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Couchepin in 1991 | |
| 13th Chancellor of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 July 1991 – 31 December 1999 | |
| President | Flavio Cotti René Felber Adolf Ogi Otto Stich Kaspar Villiger Jean-Pascal Delamuraz Arnold Koller Ruth Dreifuss |
| Deputy | Achille Casanova Hanna Muralt Müller |
| Preceded by | Walter Buser |
| Succeeded by | Annemarie Huber-Hotz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1935 Martigny, Switzerland |
| Died | 23 February 2023 (aged 88) |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Lausanne |
François Couchepin (19 January 1935 – 23 February 2023) was a Swiss lawyer and politician who served as Chancellor of Switzerland from 1991 to 1999. He was a member of the now-defunct Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (FDP/PRD).