About Gertrud Spiess
Lived 1914 – 1995 (aged 81). Gertrud Spiess was a Swiss politician and teacher.
Gertrud Spiess at the speaker's desk in the National Council.
Gertrud Spiess (16 April 1914 in Basel – 14 July 1995 in Basel) was a Swiss politician of the Christian Democratic People's Party. She was a member of the National Council from 1975 to 1983.
Life Spiess was born in Basel to a mechanic. and the first female speaker of the Grand Council of the canton of Basel-Stadt. Moreover, she was a member of the National Council from 1975 to 1983. Her fields of interest included social and education policy.
Spiess was single.
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Who was Gertrud Spiess?
Swiss politician (1914-1995)
When was Gertrud Spiess born?
Gertrud Spiess was born on 16 April 1914 in Basel.
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Gertrud Spiess died on 14 July 1995 in Basel.
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Gertrud Spiess was a politician and teacher.
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Gertrud Spiess was Swiss.
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