← 2001 2000 1999 2002 in Switzerland → 2003 2004 2005
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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 [ edit ]

• 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 [ edit ]

• 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 [ edit ]

• 14 March ? Livia Peng , association footballer ^[6]

Deaths [ edit ]

• 8 September ? Georges-Andre Chevallaz , politician (born 1915 ) ^[7]
• 30 September ? Hans-Peter Tschudi , politician (died 1913 ) ^[8]

References [ edit ]