Eric Antoine Pierre Honegger[1] (born 29 April 1946) is a Swiss politician, member of the FDP.

Subsequently, he studied history and journalism at the University of Zurich and received his doctorate in 1976.

After his resignation as Minister, he was executive vice president of the Board of SAirGroup and from 1 May 2000 as a successor to chairman Hannes Goetz.

In addition, Honegger was until 2001 a member of the board of directors of UBS and chairman of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung.

The prosecutor of the canton of Zürich raised charges against Honegger and another 18 people[2] in March 2006 in connection with the Swissair bankruptcy case.