2002 in Switzerland

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See also:	History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland

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

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. "Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Figure Skating Championships". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
4. Volger, Helmut (28 December 2021). A Concise Encyclopedia of the United Nations. BRILL. p. 394. ISBN   978-90-04-48120-6.
5. "Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Curling Championships". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
6. "Livia Peng". www.tntsports.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
7. "Georges-André Chevallaz". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
8. "Hans-Peter Tschudi". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 11 February 2024.