Andrea Willi

Andrea Willi
Willi in 1997
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1993–2001
Prime MinisterMario Frick
Personal details
Born (1955-05-25) 25 May 1955
Balzers, Liechtenstein
Political partyPatriotic Union
Alma materUniversity of Zurich (PhD)

Andrea Willi (born 25 May 1955) is a politician from Liechtenstein, and was the first woman to hold the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs. She was appointed to that role in the government of Prime Minister Mario Frick, and held it from 15 December 1993 to 5 April 2001. She is member of the Patriotic Union party. She was also the Ambassador to the United Nations Office at Geneva from 1991 to 1993.

Life

She was born in Balzers and was also the Ambassador to the United Nations Office at Geneva from 1991 to 1993.[1]

Willi earned a PhD in Philosophy at the University of Zurich.

She is member of the Patriotic Union party.[2] She was appointed to that role in the government of Prime Minister Mario Frick, and held it from 15 December 1993 to 5 April 2001.[3] She was the first woman to hold the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs in Liechtenstein.[4][5]

She was also the Ambassador to the United Nations Office at Geneva from 1991 to 1993.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regierung des Fürstentums Liechtenstein – Diplomatic Representation of Geneva (CH)". regierung.li. Archived from the original on 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  2. ^ Liechtenstein Company Laws and Regulations Handbook. Int'l Business Publications. 9 September 2012. pp. 19–. ISBN 978-1-4330-7019-8.
  3. ^ "Political Leaders: Liechtenstein". zarate.eu. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  4. ^ Council of Europe (1 January 2002). Proceedings: European Ministerial Conference on Human Rights and Commemorative Ceremony of the 50th Anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights (Rome, 3-4 November 2000). Council of Europe. pp. 90–. ISBN 978-92-871-4746-2.
  5. ^ "FOREIGN MINISTERS OF CANADA AND LIECHTENSTEIN ADDRESS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2019-07-11.