2021 in Switzerland

Events from the year 2021 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• President of the Swiss Confederation: Guy Parmelin
• President of the National Council: Andreas Aebi
• President of the Swiss Council of States: Alex Kuprecht

Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

• 1 January – The municipality of Val de Bagnes is created as a merge between the communes of Bagnes and Vollèges.
• 1 January – The Center (; ; ; ) is formed through the merger of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland and the Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland.
• 7 March – In a March 2021 referendum, Swiss voters approved a nationwide ban on full facial coverings in public places, with over 51% of the electorate supporting it.

Deaths

• 7 January – Henri Schwery, Roman Catholic cardinal, Bishop of Sion (born 1932)
• 11 January – Paul Kölliker, rower (born 1932)
• 22 January – Jacqueline Berenstein-Wavre, politician and activist (born 1921)
• 29 January – Robert Heuberger, businessman (born 1922)
• 5 February – Sepp Benz, bobsledder (born 1944)
• 8 March – Julien-François Zbinden, composer and jazz pianist (born 1917)
• 30 May – Jason Dupasquier, motorcycle road racer (born 2001)
• 4 June – Richard R. Ernst, physical chemist and Nobel Laureate (born 1933)

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