1982 in Switzerland

Events during the year 1982 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council:
• Kurt Furgler (President)
• Hans Hürlimann (until December)
• Fritz Honegger (until December)
• Willi Ritschard
• Georges-André Chevallaz
• Pierre Aubert
• Leon Schlumpf
• Alphons Egli (from December)
• Rudolf Friedrich (from December)

Events

• 16–21 March – The 1982 World Women's Curling Championship takes place in Geneva.
• The art museum Kirchner Museum Davos is founded in Davos.

Births

• 18 November – Olivia Nobs, snowboarder

Deaths

• 5 June – Roger Bonvin, politician (born 1907)
• 28 June – Adolf Portmann, zoologist (born 1897)

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