2003 in Switzerland

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

Events during the year 2003 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council: ^[1]
  • Pascal Couchepin (president) ^[2]
  • Kaspar Villiger (until December), then Hans-Rudolf Merz ^[3]
  • Ruth Metzler-Arnold (until December), then Christoph Blocher ^[4]
  • Joseph Deiss
  • Samuel Schmid
  • Micheline Calmy-Rey
  • Moritz Leuenberger

Births

• 29 April – Alayah Pilgrim, association footballer ^[5]
• 7 August – Ella Touon, association footballer ^[6]

Deaths

• 5 July – Hedy Schlunegger, alpine skier (born 1923) ^[7]
• 19 July – Pierre Graber, politician (born 1908) ^[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. "Kaspar Villiger". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
4. "Ruth Metzler-Arnold". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
5. "Alayah Pilgrim | Zürich | UEFA Women's Champions League". UEFA . Retrieved 8 February 2024.
6. "Ella Touon". www.tntsports.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
7. "Olympedia – Hedy Schlunegger". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
8. "Pierre Graber". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 11 February 2024.