Events during the year 1981 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

* Federal Council: ** Kurt Furgler (president) ** Leon Schlumpf ** Pierre Aubert **

Fritz Honegger Fritz Honegger (25 July 1917 – 4 March 1999) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 7 December 1977 and handed over office on 31 December 1982. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his t ...

Georges-André Chevallaz Georges-André Chevallaz (7 February 1915 – 8 September 2002) was a Swiss historian, politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1974–1983). Mayor of Lausanne since 1957 and member of the Swiss National Council since 1958, h ...

Hans Hürlimann Hans Hürlimann (6 April 1918 – 22 February 1994) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1974–1982). He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 5 December 1973 and handed over office on 31 December 1982. ...

Willi Ritschard Willi Ritschard (sometimes Willy Ritschard; 28 September 1918 – 16 October 1983) was a Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party (SP). He is remembered as the first and to date only working class member of the Federal Council, the Swis ...

Events

* 7–12 December – The 1981 European Curling Championships take place in Grindelwald.

Births

* 8 August – Roger Federer, tennis player * 26 October – Martina Schild, alpine skier * 6 November – Daniela Meuli, snowboarder

References

{{Years in Switzerland

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

1980s in Switzerland