2012 in Switzerland explained

Events from 2012 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council

• • • • Doris Leuthard Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (President)
  • Ueli Maurer
    • • • • • • Didier Burkhalter Johann Schneider-Ammann Simonetta Sommaruga Alain Berset

Events

• January 13–15 – 2012 International Bernese Ladies Cup is in play
• March 13 – Sierre coach crash, kills 28 of 52
• March 31–April 8 – The 2012 World Men's Curling Championship takes place in Basel.^[1]
• April 8 – 2012 World Men's Curling Championship ends
• August 30–September 8 – 2012 Asian Tour, partially held in Switzerland
• October 4–October 7 – 2012 Swiss Cup Basel is in play
• October 22–October 28 – 2012 Swiss Indoors is in play
• December 26–December 31 – 2012 Spengler Cup was in play
• Swiss Space Systems is established
• 1. Liga Promotion is established

Deaths

• 12 March – Friedhelm Konietzka, German-born Swiss footballer and manager (born 1938)
• 7 July – Leon Schlumpf, politician (born 1925)^[2]
• 13 September – Otto Stich, politician (born 1927)^[3]

See also

• Public holidays in Switzerland
• List of number-one hits of 2012 (Switzerland)
• 2012 Swiss referendums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Curling Championships . www.olympedia.org . 4 February 2024.
2. Web site: Leon Schlumpf . www.admin.ch . 1 February 2024 . en.
3. Web site: Tenacious former cabinet minister dies at 85 - SWI swissinfo.ch. 14 May 2015.