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| birth_place = [[Zürich]], [[Canton of Zürich|Zürich]], Switzerland

| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|4|7|1936|12|16|df=y}}

| death_place = [[Zumikon]], Zurich, Switzerland

| party = [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|Free Democratic Party]]

| alma_mater = [[University of Zurich]]<br />[[University of Florence]]

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'''Anna Elisabeth Kopp''' (''[[née]]'' '''Iklé'''; 16 December 1936 – 7 April 2023) was a Swiss politician of the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP). She was the first woman to serve in the Swiss government, the [[Swiss Federal Council|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 (Switzerland)|National Council]] from 1979 to 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ratsmitglied ansehen |url=https://www.parlament.ch/de/biografie/elisabeth-kopp/645 |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=www.parlament.ch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |date=14 April 2023 |title=Elisabeth Kopp, first woman in Swiss Cabinet, dies at 86 |url=https://localnews8.com/news/2023/04/14/elisabeth-kopp-first-woman-in-swiss-cabinet-dies-at-86/ |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=Local News 8 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life and education==