2021 in Switzerland
# 2021 in Switzerland

Events in the year 2021 in Switzerland.

## Incumbents

* President of the Swiss Confederation: Guy Parmelin
* President of the National Council: Andreas Aebi
* President of the Swiss Council of States: Alex Kuprecht

## Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

* 1 January – The municipality of Val de Bagnes is created as a merge between the communes of Bagnes and Vollèges.
* 1 January – The Center (German: Die Mitte; French: Le Centre; Italian: Alleanza del Centro; Romansh: Allianza dal Center) is formed through the merger of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland and the Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland.
* 7 March – In a March 2021 referendum, Swiss voters approved a nationwide ban on full facial coverings in public places, with over 51% of the electorate supporting it.

## Deaths

* 7 January – Henri Schwery, Roman Catholic cardinal, Bishop of Sion (born 1932).
* 11 January – Paul Kölliker, rower (born 1932).
* 22 January – Jacqueline Berenstein-Wavre, politician and activist (born 1921).
* 29 January – Robert Heuberger, businessman (born 1922).
* 8 March – Julien-François Zbinden, composer and jazz pianist (born 1917).
* 30 May – Jason Dupasquier, motorcycle road racer (born 2001).
