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Pascal Couchepin

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member of the Swiss Federal Council

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Pascal Couchepin is a Swiss politician and member of the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland. Born in Martigny in 1942, he served as President of the Swiss Confederation. He is a citizen of Switzerland and has worked in Bern. Couchepin is a male who speaks German and adheres to the Catholic Church. He has three children and was educated at the University of Lausanne.

He has received the award of Officer of the Legion of Honour. As an author, he has written works including *Je crois a lþaction politique*, *Je crois à l'action politique*, and *La Suisse romande coule-t-elle?*.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1942
Works
3

Top works

  • Je crois a lþaction politique
  • Je crois à l'action politique
  • La Suisse romande coule-t-elle?

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Type
Person
Country
FR
Active from
1955-06-30

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Key facts

Vice president
Hans-Rudolf Merz
Preceded by
Micheline Calmy-Rey
Succeeded by
Hans-Rudolf Merz
President
Micheline Calmy-Rey
Born
( 1942-04-05 ) 5 April 1942 (age 84) , Martigny , Switzerland
Party
Free Democratic Party
Spouse
Brigitte Rendu
Alma mater
University of Lausanne
Profession
Lawyer

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Pascal
Gender
male
Citizenship
Switzerland
Place of birth
Martigny
Occupation
politician
Languages spoken
German
Religion
Catholicism
Image
Pascal Couchepin, 2009.jpg
Number of children
3
Work location
Bern
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municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Martigny
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Pascal Couchepin
date of birth
1942-04-05
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Pascal Couchepin
name in native language
Pascal Couchepin
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Encyclopedic overview

Pascal Couchepin ( French pronunciation: [paskal kuʃpɛ̃]; born 5 April 1942) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1998 to 2009. A member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD), he was President of the Swiss Confederation twice, in 2003 and 2008. Couchepin headed the Federal Department of Economic Affairs from 1998 to 2002 and Federal Department of Home Affairs from 2003 until 2009.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pascal Couchepin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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