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Pascal Couchepin
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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
- Position held
- President of the Swiss Confederation
- Educated at
- University of Lausanne
- Political party
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
- 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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- 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
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