Andrea Willi (born 25 May 1955) is a politician from

Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (, ; ; ), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein ( ), is a Landlocked country#Doubly landlocked, doubly landlocked Swiss Standard German, German-speaking microstate in the Central European Alps, between Austria in the east ...

, and was the first woman to hold the office of

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. She was appointed to that role in the government of

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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

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from 1991 to 1993.

Life

She was born in Balzers and was also the Ambassador to the

from 1991 to 1993. Willi earned a

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in Philosophy at the

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. She is member of the Patriotic Union party. She was appointed to that role in the government of

Mario Frick, and held it from 15 December 1993 to 5 April 2001. She was the first woman to hold the office of

in Liechtenstein. She was also the Ambassador to the

from 1991 to 1993.

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