2002 in Switzerland
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Events during the year 2002 in Switzerland.
Incumbents
- Federal Council:[1]
- 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]
References
- ^ "All federal councillors since 1848". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Presidents of the Confederation". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Figure Skating Championships". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ISBN 978-90-04-48120-6.
- ^ "Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Curling Championships". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Livia Peng". www.tntsports.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Georges-André Chevallaz". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Hans-Peter Tschudi". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
