2000 in Switzerland

← 1999 1998 1997 2000 in Switzerland → 2001 2002 2003
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland

View of Lake Lucerne from Weggis, Switzerland; the departing passenger ship MS Pilatus in the center.

Events during the year 2000 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council: ^[1]
  • Adolf Ogi (president, until December) ^[2]
  • Kaspar Villiger
  • Ruth Metzler-Arnold
  • Joseph Deiss
  • Pascal Couchepin
  • Moritz Leuenberger
  • Ruth Dreifuss
  • Samuel Schmid (from December)

Events

• 26 March – A 22-year-old man opens fire from his apartment in Chur, killing a police dog and wounding two officers as they respond to the attack. In the only such case in Swiss police history, officers authorize a sniper to shoot the suspect to death. ^[3]

Births

• 4 February – Stefanie Wetli, ice hockey player ^[4]
• 8 February – Mathilde Gremaud, freestyle skier ^[5]
• 11 April – Nadine Riesen, association footballer ^[6]
• 2 June – Seraina Piubel, association footballer ^[7]
• 29 September – Amy Baserga, biathlete ^[8]

References

1. "All federal councillors since 1848". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
2. "Presidents of the Confederation". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
3. Jirat, Jan (2015-02-04). "Gezielte Tötung : «Ein furchtbarer Entscheid»". WOZ (in German). Retrieved 2025-04-11.
4. "Olympedia – Stefanie Wetli". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
5. "Olympedia – Mathilde Gremaud". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
6. "Nadine Riesen". www.tntsports.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
7. "Seraina Piubel". www.tntsports.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
8. "Olympedia – Amy Baserga". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 February 2024.