Pascal Couchepin
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| Pascal Couchepin | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 01 January 2008 | |
| Vice President(s) | Hans-Rudolf Merz |
| Preceded by | Micheline Calmy-Rey |
| In office 01 January 2003 – 31 December 2003 | |
| Vice President(s) | Joseph Deiss |
| Preceded by | Kaspar Villiger |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Deiss |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 01 January 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pascal Delamuraz |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 01 January2003 | |
| Preceded by | Ruth Dreifuss |
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| In office 01 January 1998 – 31 December 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pascal Delamuraz |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Deiss |
| Born | 5 April 1942 Martigny, Martigny Switzerland |
| Political party | FDP |
| Spouse | Brigitte Rendu |
Pascal Couchepin (born April 5, 1942) is a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1998 and President of the Confederation in 2003 and 2008. He has been heading the Federal Department of Home Affairs (Swiss interior ministry) since 2003.
He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on March 11, 1998 as a member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD) and the canton of Valais. During his office time he has held the following departments:
- Federal Department of Economic Affairs (1998 - 2002)
- Federal Department of Home Affairs (Swiss interior minister, 2003-present)
He was the President of the Confederation in 2003. On 13 December 2006, he was elected vice-president of the Federal Council for 2007, and, on 12 December 2007 was elected President of the Confederation in 2008.
Previously, he had been Deputy Mayor (1976) and Mayor of Martigny (since 1984) and, from 1979 to 1998, member of the National Council.
Couchepin holds a degree in Law from the University of Lausanne, is father of three (2 daughters and a son) and has two grandchildren.
[edit] External links
- Official biography
- Profile of Pascal Couchepin with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Yves Fournier: Pascal Couchepin in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Version of 2005-08-11.
- Biography of Pascal Couchepin on the website of the Swiss Parliament. (French)
| Preceded by Jean-Pascal Delamuraz | Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1998 – present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by Kaspar Villiger | President of the Confederation 2003 | Succeeded by Joseph Deiss |
| Preceded by Micheline Calmy-Rey | President of the Confederation 2008 – present | Incumbent |
Current Members of the Swiss Federal Council | |
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Moritz Leuenberger · Pascal Couchepin · Samuel Schmid · Micheline Calmy-Rey · Hans-Rudolf Merz · Doris Leuthard · Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf | Image:Coat of Arms of Switzerland.svg |
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