Ruth Metzler

Ruth Metzler
Vice President of Switzerland
In office
1 January 2003 – 31 December 2003
PresidentPascal Couchepin
Preceded byPascal Couchepin
Succeeded bySamuel Schmid
Head of the Department of Justice and Police
In office
1 May 1999 – 31 December 2003
Preceded byArnold Koller
Succeeded byChristoph Blocher
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
In office
1 May 1999 – 31 December 2003
Preceded byArnold Koller
Succeeded byChristoph Blocher
Personal details
Born (1964-05-23) 23 May 1964 (age 60)
Sursee, Switzerland
Political partyChristian Democratic People's Party
Spouses
Lukas Metzler
(m. 1991; div. 2010)
[1]
Stephan Zimmermann
(m. 2015)
[1]
Alma materUniversity of Fribourg

Ruth Metzler (born Arnold, 23 May 1964) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1999 to 2003. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC), she headed the Federal Department of Justice and Police.

  1. ^ a b "Sie sagte Ja zu ihrem Banker" [She said yes to her banker]. Blick (in German). 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

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