Francais | English | Espanõl

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

<tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;">Image:Couchepin Langnau.JPG
</td> </tr><tr style="text-align: center;"> <th colspan="2">Member of the Swiss Federal Council</th> </tr><tr> <th>Preceded by</th><td>Jean-Pascal Delamuraz</td> </tr><tr> <th>Political party</th> <td>FDP/PRD</td> </tr>

Pascal Couchepin
Born	April 5, 1942

Pascal Couchepin (born April 5, 1942) is a Swiss politician who has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1998.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on March 11, 1998 as a member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD) and French speaking Valais. During his office time he has held the following departments:

• Federal Department of Economic Affairs (1998 - 2002)
• Federal Department of Home Affairs (2003)

He was the President of the Confederation in 2003.

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 law degree from the University of Lausanne and is father of three children.

[edit] External links

• Official biography
• Profile of Pascal Couchepin with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
• Pascal Couchepin in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Biography of Pascal Couchepin on the website of the Swiss Parliament. (French)
• Works by and about Pascal Couchepin in the German National Library catalogue

Preceded by: Jean-Pascal Delamuraz

Member of the Swiss Federal Council Since 1998

Succeeded by: None (Incumbent)

als:Pascal Couchepin

de:Pascal Couchepin es:Pascal Couchepin fr:Pascal Couchepin id:Pascal Couchepin nl:Pascal Couchepin no:Pascal Couchepin pl:Pascal Couchepin pt:Pascal Couchepin sv:Pascal Couchepin