2012 in Switzerland

Incumbents

• Federal Council:
• *Doris Leuthard
• *Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf
• *Ueli Maurer
• *Didier Burkhalter
• *Johann Schneider-Ammann
• *Simonetta Sommaruga
• *Alain Berset

Events

• January 13–15 – 2012 International Bernese Ladies Cup is in play
• March 13 – Sierre coach crash, kills 28 of 52
• March 31–April 8 – The 2012 World Men's Curling Championship takes place in Basel.
• April 8 – 2012 World Men's Curling Championship ends
• August 30–September 8 – 2012 Asian Tour, partially held in Switzerland
• October 4–October 7 – 2012 Swiss Cup Basel is in play
• October 22–October 28 – 2012 Swiss Indoors is in play
• December 26–December 31 – 2012 Spengler Cup was in play
• Swiss Space Systems is established
• 1. Liga Promotion is established

Deaths

• 12 March – Friedhelm Konietzka, German-born Swiss footballer and manager
• 7 July – Leon Schlumpf, politician
• 13 September – Otto Stich, politician