2002 in Switzerland explained

Events during the year 2002 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council

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• • Kaspar Villiger (president)^[2]
  • Ruth Metzler-Arnold
  • Joseph Deiss
  • Samuel Schmid
  • Pascal Couchepin
  • Moritz Leuenberger
  • Ruth Dreifuss (until December), then Micheline Calmy-Rey

Events

• 14–20 January – The 2002 European Figure Skating Championships take place in Lausanne.^[3]
• 2 March – A referendum takes place voting in favour of Switzerland joining the United Nations.^[4]
• 5–14 December – The 2002 European Curling Championships take place in Grindelwald.^[5]

Births

• 14 March – Livia Peng, association footballer^[6]

Deaths

• 8 September – Georges-André Chevallaz, politician (born 1915)^[7]
• 30 September – Hans-Peter Tschudi, politician (died 1913)^[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: Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Figure Skating Championships . www.olympedia.org . 3 February 2024.
4. Book: Volger . Helmut . A Concise Encyclopedia of the United Nations . 28 December 2021 . BRILL . 978-90-04-48120-6 . 394 . en.
5. Web site: Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Curling Championships . www.olympedia.org . 4 February 2024.
6. Web site: Livia Peng . www.tntsports.co.uk . 8 February 2024.
7. Web site: Georges-André Chevallaz . www.admin.ch . 11 February 2024 . en.
8. Web site: Hans-Peter Tschudi . www.admin.ch . 11 February 2024 . en.