# Francis Matthey

> Francis Matthey was a Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SPS/PSS), best known for declining his election to the Swiss Federal Council on 3 March 1993. Matthey was elected instead of the official candidate of his party, Christiane Brunner. To follow the resolution of the party to enable the election of a woman to the Federal Council, he declined the office. Ruth Dreifuss was finally elected to succeed René Felber.

*Swiss politician*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/francis-matthey

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** Switzerland
- **Born:** 1942-06-17
- **Died:** 2025-03-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 7.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116847)

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