Municipal Council (Bern)

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The meetings of the Bern municipal council take place in the Erlacherhof (main facade)

The Bern City Council is the executive body of the city of Bern .

It consists of five full-time members, who are elected in a proportional way by the residents of the city of Bern who are entitled to vote for four years and each lead a directorate of the city administration. The chairman of the municipal council is the city ​​president , who is elected by the residents in the majority . The municipal council meets weekly at the Erlacherhof . The town clerk is elected by the local council.

Party political composition after the municipal elections

1920–2004 (7 members)

Political party 1920 1923 1927 1931 1935 1939 1943 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 Political party
Social Democratic Party (SP) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4th 4th 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 SP
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 FDP
Citizens' Party / Swiss People's Party (BGB / SVP) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 BGB / SVP
Young Bern / Green Free List (JB / GFL) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 JB / GFL
State Ring of Independents (LdU) 1 1 LdU
Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP) 1 1 1 1 1 CVP
Green Alliance (GB) 1 1 1 GB
independent 1 1 independent

From 2004 (5 members)

heading 2004 2008 2012 2016
Social Democratic Party 2 2 2 2
FDP.The Liberals (FDP) 2 1 1
Green Alliance (GB) 1 1 1 1
Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP) 1 1 1
Green Free List (GFL) 1

Terms of office

1920-1923

Elections of June 13, 1920:

1924-1927

Elections of December 9, 1923:

  • Hermann Lindt (BGB; civil engineering, city president)
  • Oskar Schneeberger (SP; police)
  • Robert Grimm (SP; industrial companies)
  • Paul Guggisberg (FDP; finance), after resignation in 1927 replaced by Ernst Bärtschi (FDP; school)
  • Fritz Raaflaub (FDP; school, finance from 1927)
  • Otto Steiger (BGB; social welfare)
  • Hans Blaser (SP; construction)

1928-1931

Elections of December 11, 1927:

  • Hermann Lindt (BGB; civil engineering, city president)
  • Oskar Schneeberger (SP; police)
  • Robert Grimm (SP; industrial companies)
  • Fritz Raaflaub (FDP; finance)
  • Otto Steiger (BGB; social welfare)
  • Hans Blaser (SP; construction)
  • Ernst Bärtschi (FDP; school)

1932-1935

Elections of December 6, 1931:

  • Hermann Lindt (BGB; civil engineering, city president)
  • Oskar Schneeberger (SP; police), replaced by Eduard Freimüller (SP; police and medical services) after his resignation in 1933
  • Robert Grimm (SP; industrial companies)
  • Fritz Raaflaub (FDP; finance)
  • Otto Steiger (BGB; social welfare)
  • Hans Blaser (SP; construction)
  • Ernst Bärtschi (FDP; school)

1936-1939

Elections of December 1, 1935:

  • Hermann Lindt (BGB, civil engineering, city president), replaced by Hans Hubacher (BGB) after resignation in 1937
  • Robert Grimm (SP; industrial companies), replaced by Fritz Schmidlin (SP; industrial companies) after his resignation in 1938
  • Fritz Raaflaub (FDP; finance)
  • Otto Steiger (BGB; social welfare)
  • Ernst Bärtschi (FDP; school, city president from 1937)
  • Eduard Freimüller (SP; police and medical services)
  • Ernst Reinhard (SP; Building Construction)

1940-1943

Elections of 1939:

  • Fritz Raaflaub (FDP; finance)
  • Otto Steiger (BGB; social welfare)
  • Ernst Bärtschi (FDP; school, city president)
  • Eduard Freimüller (SP; police and medical services)
  • Ernst Reinhard (SP; Building Construction)
  • Fritz Schmidlin (SP; industrial companies)
  • Hans Hubacher (BGB)

1944-1947

Elections of December 20, 1943:

  • Fritz Raaflaub (FDP; finance)
  • Otto Steiger (BGB; social welfare)
  • Ernst Bärtschi (FDP; school, city president)
  • Eduard Freimüller (SP; police and medical services)
  • Ernst Reinhard (SP; building construction), replaced by Ernst Anliker (SP, building construction) after death in 1947
  • Fritz Schmidlin (SP; industrial companies)
  • Hans Hubacher (BGB)

1948-1951

Elections of December 7, 1947:

  • Otto Steiger (BGB; social welfare)
  • Ernst Bärtschi (FDP; school, city president)
  • Eduard Freimüller (SP; police and medical services)
  • Fritz Schmidlin (SP; industrial companies)
  • Hans Hubacher (BGB)
  • Ernst Anliker (SP; Building Construction)
  • Robert Kuhn (FDP; finance)

1952-1955

Elections of December 2, 1951:

  • Otto Steiger (BGB; social welfare, city president)
  • Eduard Freimüller (SP; police and medical services)
  • Fritz Schmidlin (SP; industrial companies)
  • Hans Hubacher (BGB)
  • Ernst Anliker (SP; Building Construction)
  • Robert Kuhn (FDP; finance)
  • Paul Dübi (FDP; school)

1956-1959

Elections of December 11, 1955:

  • Otto Steiger (BGB; social welfare, city president), replaced after death in 1958 by Klaus Schädelin ( JB ; welfare and health)
  • Eduard Freimüller (SP; police and medical services, city president from 1958)
  • Fritz Schmidlin (SP; industrial companies)
  • Hans Hubacher (BGB)
  • Ernst Anliker (SP)
  • Paul Dübi (FDP; school)
  • Fritz Grütter (SP, Finance)

1960-1963

Elections of December 6, 1959:

  • Eduard Freimüller (SP; police and medical services, mayor)
  • Fritz Schmidlin (SP; industrial companies), replaced by Gerhart Schürch (FDP; finance) in 1962
  • Paul Dübi (FDP; school)
  • Fritz Grütter (SP; finance, industrial operations from 1962)
  • Klaus Schädelin (JB)
  • Hans Morgenthaler (BGB)
  • Reynold Tschäppät (SP; construction)

1964-1967

Elections of 1963:

  • Eduard Freimüller (SP; Police and Medical Services, City President), replaced by Heinz Bratschi (SP, Police) after death in 1966
  • Paul Dübi (FDP; school)
  • Klaus Schädelin (JB)
  • Hans Morgenthaler (BGB)
  • Reynold Tschäppät (SP; construction, building construction from 1966, city president)
  • Fritz Grütter (SP; industrial companies)
  • Gerhart Schürch (FDP; Finance)

1968-1971

Elections of December 10, 1967:

  • Klaus Schädelin (JB; Welfare and Health)
  • Hans Morgenthaler (BGB; construction), after resignation in 1971 replaced by Ruth Im Obersteg Geiser (SVP; construction; first woman in the municipal council)
  • Gerhart Schürch (FDP; Finance)
  • Reynold Tschäppät (SP; Mayor, Planning and Economics)
  • Heinz Bratschi (SP; police)
  • Kurt Schweizer (SP; Housing and Transport)
  • Hans Martin Sutermeister (LdU; school)

1972-1976

Elections of December 12, 1971:

  • Klaus Schädelin (JB; Welfare and Health), replaced by Fritz Augstburger (JB; police) after resignation in 1973
  • Gerhart Schürch (FDP; finance), replaced by Werner Bircher (FDP; finance) after resignation in 1975
  • Reynold Tschäppät (SP; Mayor)
  • Heinz Bratschi (SP, police, from 1973 welfare and health)
  • Ruth Geiser-Im Obersteg (SVP; construction)
  • Kurt Schweizer (SP; Housing and Transport)
  • Arist Rollier (FDP)

1977-1980

Election of December 5, 1976:

  • Reynold Tschäppät (SP; City President, Planning and Economics), replaced by Kurt Kipfer (SP; School) after death in 1979
  • Heinz Bratschi (SP; Welfare and Health)
  • Ruth Geiser-Im Obersteg (non-party; construction)
  • Kurt Schweizer (SP; Stadtbetriebe)
  • Fritz Augstburger (JB; police)
  • Werner Bircher (FDP; finance, city president from 1979)
  • Hans Hubacher (SVP; school, planning and economics from 1979)

1981-1984

Election of November 30, 1980:

  • Heinz Bratschi (SP; Welfare and Health)
  • Ruth Geiser-Im Obersteg (non-party; construction)
  • Kurt Schweizer (SP; Stadtbetriebe)
  • Werner Bircher (FDP; Mayor, Finance)
  • Hans Hubacher (SVP; planning and economy)
  • Kurt Kipfer (SP; school)
  • Marco Albisetti (FDP; police)

1985-1988

Election of December 2, 1984:

1989-1992

Election of December 4, 1988:

  • Werner Bircher (FDP; mayor)
  • Marco Albisetti (FDP; police)
  • Josef Bossart (CVP; Finance)
  • Alfred Neukomm (SP; Stadtbetriebe)
  • Marc-Roland Peter (SVP; planning and construction)
  • Klaus Baumgartner (SP; Welfare and Health)
  • Joy Matter (JB; school)

1993-1996

Election of December 6, 1992:

  • Josef Bossart (CVP), replaced by Ursula Begert (SVP; Welfare and Health) after resignation in 1993
  • Alfred Neukomm (SP; Stadtbetriebe)
  • Klaus Baumgartner (SP; Mayor)
  • Joy Matter (JB; school)
  • Therese Frösch (GB; finance)
  • Theres Giger (FDP; planning and construction)
  • Kurt Wasserfallen (FDP; Public Safety)

1997-2000

Election of December 1, 1996:

  • Alfred Neukomm (SP; Stadtbetriebe)
  • Klaus Baumgartner (SP; Mayor)
  • Therese Frösch (GB; finance)
  • Kurt Wasserfallen (FDP; Public Safety)
  • Ursula Begert (SVP; Welfare and Health)
  • Adrian Guggisberg (CVP; Building Construction)
  • Claudia Omar (LdU / GFL ; school)

2001-2004

Election of November 26, 2000:

  • Klaus Baumgartner (SP; Mayor)
  • Therese Frösch (GB; finance, from 2003 welfare and health)
  • Kurt Wasserfallen (FDP; public security, finance from 2003)
  • Ursula Begert (SVP; Welfare and Health, since 2003 Public Safety)
  • Adrian Guggisberg (CVP; Building Construction)
  • Edith Olibet (SP; school)
  • Alexander Tschäppät (SP; planning, transport and civil engineering)

2005-2008

After a vote on February 8, 2004, the council was reduced to five members.

Election of November 28, 2004:

  • Edith Olibet (SP; Education, Social Affairs and Sport)
  • Alexander Tschäppät (SP; Mayor)
  • Kurt Wasserfallen (FDP; finance, human resources and IT), replaced by Stephan Hügli (FDP) after his death in 2007
  • Barbara Hayoz (FDP; finance)
  • Regula Rytz (GB; civil engineering, traffic and urban greenery)

2009–2012

Election of November 30, 2008:

  • Edith Olibet (SP; Director for Education, Social Affairs and Sport)
  • Alexander Tschäppät (SP; Mayor)
  • Barbara Hayoz (FDP; Vice President, Director of Finance, Human Resources and IT).
  • Regula Rytz (GB; Director for Civil Engineering, Traffic and Urban Greenery)
  • Reto Nause (CVP; Director for Safety, Environment and Energy)

2013-2016

Election of November 25, 2012:

  • Alexander Tschäppät (SP; Mayor)
  • Reto Nause (CVP; Vice President, Director for Safety, Environment and Energy)
  • Ursula Wyss (SP; Director for Civil Engineering, Traffic and Urban Greenery)
  • Franziska Teuscher (GB; Director for Education, Social Affairs and Sport)
  • Alexandre Schmidt (FDP; Director for Finance, Personnel and IT)

2017-2020

Election of November 30, 2016:

  • Alec von Graffenried (GFL; Mayor)
  • Reto Nause (CVP; Vice President, Director for Safety, Environment and Energy)
  • Ursula Wyss (SP; Director for Civil Engineering, Traffic and Urban Greenery)
  • Franziska Teuscher (GB; Director for Education, Social Affairs and Sport)
  • Michael Aebersold (SP; Director for Finance, Human Resources and IT)

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Name of the Stadtberner BGB section since 1921: Roberth Bart et al. (Ed.), Bern - the history of the city in the 19th and 20th centuries, Bern 2003, p. 347
  2. ↑ a b c d Simon Schweizer: AJZ subito? - Youth and Politics. An interaction using the example of the Bern riding school. Licensed thesis, University of Bern, Bern 2004, p. 91 ( PDF; 2.3 MB ).
  3. ↑ Local council election 1996 - results
  4. ↑ Municipal elections 2000 - results (wrong picture, see under the individual lists)
  5. ↑ Local council election 2004 - results
  6. ↑ [1]
  7. ↑ http://www.bern.ch/leben_in_bern/stadt/wahlen/lösungen
  8. ↑ Results of the 2016 municipal council elections . City of Bern, November 30, 2016, accessed on January 16, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Michael Aebersold takes over finance management. Information Service City of Bern, January 16, 2017, accessed on January 16, 2017 .

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