What is Simon Schenk?
[[File:Simon Schenk.jpg|right|200px]] '''Simon Schenk''' (16 May 1946 – 1 May 2020) was a Swiss politician. He was born in [[Langnau im Emmental]], [[Switzerland]]. He was a member of the [[Swiss People's Party]]. Schenk was a member of the [[National Council (Switzerland)|National Council]] from 1994 to 2001. He represented the [[Canton of Bern]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parlament.ch/fr/biografie/simon-schenk/268|title= Simon Schenk|work=L'Assemblée fédérale — Le Parlement suisse|language=French}}</ref> He was also the coach of the [[Switzerland men's national ice hockey team]]. Schenk died on 1 May 2020 of a [[stroke]] caused by [[heart]] [[surgery]] in [[Bern]], aged 73.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.planetehockey.com/news-carnet-noir-simon-schenk-est-decede,89877.html|title=Carnet noir: Simon Schenk est décédé|date=1 May 2020|work=Planète Hockey|language=French|access-date=3 May 2020|archive-date=4 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604190303/https://www.planetehockey.com/news-carnet-noir-simon-schenk-est-decede,89877.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Schenk, Simon}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Swiss politicians]] [[Category:Swiss ice hockey players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from the canton of Bern]] [[Category:Emmental (administrative district)]] {{bio-stub}}