1998 in Switzerland explained

Events during the year 1998 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council

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• • Flavio Cotti (president)^[2]
    • • Arnold Koller Jean-Pascal Delamuraz (until March), then Pascal Couchepin
  • Kaspar Villiger
  • Ruth Dreifuss
  • Adolf Ogi
  • Moritz Leuenberger

Events

• 5–12 December – The 1998 European Curling Championships take place in Flims.^[3]

Births

• 12 March – Alina Müller, ice hockey player^[4]

Deaths

• 4 October – Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, politician (born 1936)^[5]

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: Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Curling Championships . www.olympedia.org . 4 February 2024.
4. Web site: Alina Müller . www.eurosport.com . 31 January 2024.
5. Web site: Jean-Pascal Delamuraz . www.admin.ch . 6 February 2024 . en.