Pascal Couchepin

Pascal Couchepin
Pascal Couchepin ; (politician);
Born	1942-04-05; Martigny, Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss
Alma mater	University of Lausanne
Children	3
Spouse	Brigitte Rendu
Party	Free Democratic Party
	Member of the Swiss Federal Council
In office
	1 January 1998 - 1 November 2009
	President of Switzerland
In office
	1 January 2008 - 31 December 2008
	Quad Bilderberger
	President of Switzerland
In office
	1 January 2003 - 31 December 2003
Succeeded by	Joseph Deiss
	Head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs
In office
	1 January 2003 - 1 November 2009
	Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs
In office
	1 January 1998 - 31 December 2002
	Vice President of Switzerland
In office
	1 January 2007 - 31 December 2007
	Vice President of Switzerland
In office
	1 January 2002 - 31 December 2002
Succeeded by	Ruth Metzler
	Attended the 2002 Bilderberg

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/2001	24 May 2001	27 May 2001	Sweden Stenungsund	The 49th Bilderberg, in Sweden. Reported on the WWW.
Bilderberg/2002	30 May 2002	2 June 2002	US Virginia Chantilly Westfields Marriott	The 50th Bilderberg, held at Chantilly, Virginia.
Bilderberg/2004	3 June 2004	6 June 2004	Italy Stresa	The 52nd such meeting. 126 recorded guests
Bilderberg/2005	5 May 2005	8 May 2005	Germany Rottach-Egern	The 53rd Bilderberg, 132 guests
WEF/Annual Meeting/2004	21 January 2004	25 January 2004	World Economic Forum Switzerland	2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres.
WEF/Annual Meeting/2008	23 January 2008	27 January 2008	World Economic Forum Switzerland	At the 2008 summit, Klaus Schwab called for a coordinated approach, where different 'stakeholders' collaborate across geographical, industrial, political and cultural boundaries."

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