1940 in Switzerland explained

Events during the year 1940 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council

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• • Marcel Pilet-Golaz (president)^[2]
  • Philipp Etter
  • Giuseppe Motta (until January)
  • Johannes Baumann (until December)
  • Hermann Obrecht (until July)
  • Ernst Wetter
  • Rudolf Minger (until December)
  • Enrico Celio (from February)
  • Walther Stampfli (from July)
  • Karl Kobelt (from December)
  • Eduard von Steiger (from December)

Births

• 9 January – Ruth Dreifuss, politician^[3]
• 11 October – Christoph Blocher, politician^[4]
• 27 December – Willi Hofmann, bobsledder^[5]

Deaths

• 23 January – Giuseppe Motta, politician (born 1871)^[6]
• 29 June – Paul Klee, German-Swiss artist (born 1879)^[7]
• 21 August – Hermann Obrecht, politician (born 1882)^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: All federal councillors since 1848 . www.admin.ch . 22 January 2024 . en.
2. Web site: Presidents of the Confederation . www.admin.ch . 22 January 2024 . en.
3. Web site: Ruth Dreifuss . www.admin.ch . 6 February 2024 . en.
4. Web site: Christoph Blocher . www.admin.ch . 13 April 2024 . en.
5. Web site: Olympedia – Willi Hofmann . www.olympedia.org . 13 April 2024.
6. Web site: Giuseppe Motta . www.admin.ch . 19 February 2024 . en.
7. Book: Klee, Paul . Oxford Reference . January 2004 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-860476-1 . 26 February 2024.
8. Web site: Hermann Obrecht . www.admin.ch . 19 February 2024 . en.