1940 in Switzerland

Events during the year 1940 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council:
• Marcel Pilet-Golaz (president)
• Philipp Etter
• Giuseppe Motta (until January)
• Johannes Baumann (until December)
• Hermann Obrecht (until July)
• Ernst Wetter
• Rudolf Minger (until December)
• Enrico Celio (from February)
• Walther Stampfli (from July)
• Karl Kobelt (from December)
• Eduard von Steiger (from December)

Births

• 9 January – Ruth Dreifuss, politician
• 11 October – Christoph Blocher, politician
• 27 December – Willi Hofmann, bobsledder

Deaths

• 23 January – Giuseppe Motta, politician (born 1871)
• 29 June – Paul Klee, German-Swiss artist (born 1879)
• 21 August – Hermann Obrecht, politician (born 1882)

References