2002 in Switzerland

Events during the year 2002 in Switzerland.

Incumbents Federal Council: Kaspar Villiger (president) 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. 2 March – A referendum takes place voting in favour of Switzerland joining the United Nations. 5–14 December – The 2002 European Curling Championships take place in Grindelwald.

Births 14 March – Livia Peng, association footballer

Deaths 8 September – Georges-André Chevallaz, politician (born 1915) 30 September – Hans-Peter Tschudi, politician (died 1913)

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