11 Facts About Flavio Cotti

Flavio Cotti was a Swiss politician who served as member of the Federal Council from 1986 to 1999.

Flavio Cotti was a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party from the canton of Ticino.

Flavio Cotti was President of the Confederation in 1991 and 1998 and headed the departments of Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs.

Flavio Cotti was a member of the cantonal parliament from 1962 to 1975.

Flavio Cotti was elected to the cantonal government of Ticino in 1975.

Flavio Cotti was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 10 December 1986, succeeding Alphons Egli, and resigned on 30 April 1999.

Flavio Cotti was President of the Confederation twice, first in 1991 and then again in 1998.

Flavio Cotti led Swiss negotiations to settle claims of Holocaust survivors against Switzerland and Swiss banks.

Flavio Cotti was a strong advocate of Switzerland's accession to the United Nations, which voters only agreed to after his time in office in 2002.

Flavio Cotti prominently represented the country abroad, gaining international recognition as the first Swiss president of the OSCE.

Flavio Cotti died from COVID-19 on 16 December 2020, at the age of 81, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland.