47th legislative period of the Swiss Federal Assembly

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Winter session 2006, in the Federal Palace

The 47th legislative period of the Swiss Federal Assembly lasted from December 1, 2003 to December 3, 2007. The two chambers of parliament, the National Council and the Council of States , met in 16 regular sessions. In order to deal with the business list, the parliamentary councils were also called to two extraordinary sessions. The 14th ordinary session was held due to the renovation work on the Federal Palace in Flims .

Sessions

As a rule, the Federal Assembly has four three-week sessions per calendar year. In the event of a high workload or due to extraordinary events, the councils can be convened for additional sessions (special sessions or extraordinary sessions). This was the case in the 47th legislative period in May 2004 and May 2006.

No. Beginning The End designation
1. December 1, 2003 December 19, 2003 Winter session 2003
2. March 1, 2004 March 19, 2004 Spring session 2004
3. May 3, 2004 May 7, 2004 Special session 2004 (asylum and immigration law)
4th June 1, 2004 June 18, 2004 Summer session 2004
5. September 20, 2004 October 8, 2004 Fall 2004 session
6th November 19, 2004 December 17, 2004 Winter session 2004
7th February 28, 2005 March 18, 2005 Spring session 2005
8th. May 30, 2005 June 17, 2005 Summer session 2005
9. September 19, 2005 October 7, 2005 Fall session 2005
10. November 28, 2005 December 16, 2005 Winter session 2005
11. March 6, 2006 March 24, 2006 Spring 2006 session
12. May 8, 2006 May 11, 2006 Special session 2006
13. June 6, 2006 June 23, 2006 Summer session 2006
14th September 18, 2006 October 6, 2006 Fall 2006 session
15th 4th December 2006 December 20, 2006 Winter session 2006
16. March 5, 2007 March 23, 2007 Spring 2007 session
17th June 4, 2007 June 22, 2007 Summer session 2007
18th September 17, 2007 October 5, 2007 Autumn session 2007

Events

A selection of important resolutions during this legislative period:

2003

  • In the Federal Council election on December 10 , the United Federal Assembly re-elected the members of the Swiss government. With Ruth Metzler , an incumbent member of the government was not re-elected for the first time in 131 years. She was replaced by Christoph Blocher . With the election of a second SVP representative, the previous magic formula was broken. The state government now consisted of two representatives each from SVP , SP , FDP and one member of the CVP .
  • The Federal Assembly passed a law on stem cell research . According to the law, surplus embryos from artificial insemination can be used in medical research. The creation of embryos for scientific purposes and all types of cloning are prohibited.
  • The Federal Assembly decided on a relief program for the federal budget in the amount of almost 3 billion francs.
  • The National Council rejected the new health insurance law.
  • The United Federal Assembly elected Joseph Deiss , CVP, as Federal President for 2004.

2004

  • The Federal Assembly passed a general tax amnesty against the resistance of the Federal Council . This is intended to bring back financial assets that have been transferred to offshore centers .
  • The Federal Assembly ratified the two international UN conventions on combating the financing of terrorism and the financing of terrorist bombings.
  • The Federal Assembly passed the Partnership Act . The law gave homosexual couples the opportunity to have their relationship legally recognized. Registered partnerships were put on an equal footing with married people in most areas of law.
  • The Federal Assembly rejected an armaments program for the first time since 1848. The decisive factor was the controversy about the planned purchase of two transport aircraft, which SVP and SP rejected for various reasons.
  • The Federal Assembly approved the second bilateral agreements with the European Union , Switzerland's accession to the Schengen Agreement and the expansion of the free movement of persons to the 10 new EU states.
  • The National Council rejected an amendment to the Narcotics Act , which would have included a decriminalization of cannabis use.
  • The United Federal Assembly elected Samuel Schmid , SVP, as Federal President for 2005.

2005

2006

  • In the Federal Council election on June 14, the United Federal Assembly elected Doris Leuthard , CVP, as Federal Councilor. She succeeded her party colleague Joseph Deiss , who had announced his resignation on July 31, 2006.
  • The Federal Assembly decided on the total revision of the federal law on radio and television , which brought new rules on licensing and a new distribution of fees.
  • The Federal Assembly approved a solidarity contribution ( cohesion billion ) in favor of the new EU states.
  • The Federal Assembly decided on the fifth IV revision.
  • The Federal Assembly passed the implementing legislation to reorganize financial equalization and the division of tasks between the Confederation and the cantons (NFA).
  • The United Federal Assembly elected Micheline Calmy-Rey , SP, as Federal President for 2007.

2007

Factions

As a result of the parliamentary elections on October 19, 2003 , the distribution of seats was as follows:

fraction Total seats Political party Total seats National Council Council of States Change
compared to 1999
Group of the Swiss People's Party (V) 64 Swiss People's Party (SVP) 63 55 8th +12
Lega dei Ticinesi (Lega) 1 1 - −1
Socialist Group (S) 61 Social Democratic Party (SP) 61 52 9 +4
Radical Liberal Group (RL) 54 Free Democratic Party (FDP) 50 36 14th −11
Liberal Party (LPS) 4th 4th - −2
Christian Democratic Group (C) 43 Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP) 43 28 15th −7
Green Group (G) 15th Green Party (Greens) 13 13 - +4
Christian Social Party (CSP) 1 1 - -
Socialist-Green Alternative (SGA) 1 1 - +1
EPP-EDU Group (E) 5 Evangelical People's Party (EPP) 3 3 - -
Federal Democratic Union (EDU) 2 2 - +1
non-attached 4th Labor Party (PdA) 2 2 - -
SolidaritéS (Sol) 1 1 - -
Swiss Democrats (SD) 1 1 - -

Mutations during the legislature

Parliamentary group leaders

fraction Term of office Parliamentary group leader Canton
Group of the Swiss People's Party 2003-2007 Caspar Baader Basel-Country
Socialist Group 2003-2006 Hildegard Fässler St. Gallen
2006-2007 Ursula Wyss Bern
Free-thinking Liberal Group 2003-2005 Fulvio Pelli Ticino
2005-2007 Felix Gutzwiller Zurich
Christian Democratic Group 2003-2005 Jean-Michel Cina Valais
2005-2007 Urs Schwaller Freiburg
Green Group 2003-2005 Cécile Bühlmann Lucerne
2005-2007 Therese Froesch Bern
EPP-EDU Group 2003-2006 Heiner Studer Aargau
2006-2007 Christian Waber Bern

Praesidia

National Council

Term of office Council President Canton Remarks
2003 Christoph Blocher Zurich Age president
2003/2004 Max Binder Zurich
2004/2005 Jean-Philippe Maitre Geneva until February 28, 2005, resignation for health reasons
2005 Thérèse Meyer Freiburg from March 8, 2005
2005/2006 Claude Janiak Basel-Country
2006/2007 Christine Egerszegi-Obrist Aargau

Council of States

Term of office Council President Canton Remarks
2003/2004 Fritz Schiesser Glarus
2004/2005 Bruno Frick Schwyz
2005/2006 Rolf Büttiker Solothurn
2006/2007 Peter Bieri train

Members of the National Council

Surname Political party fraction Canton Remarks
Abate, Fabio FDP RL Ticino
Aeschbacher, Ruedi EPP E. Zurich
Allemann, Evi SP S. Bern
Amherd, viola CVP C. Valais Moved up in 2005
Amstutz, Adrian SVP V Bern
Aubert, Josiane SP S. Vaud 2007 moved up
Baader, Caspar SVP V Basel-Country
Bader, Elvira CVP C. Solothurn
Banga, Boris SP S. Solothurn
Barthassat, Luc CVP C. Geneva Moved up in 2005
Baumann, J. Alexander SVP V Thurgau
Baumle, Martin GPS / glp G / - Zurich 2004 excluded from the Green parliamentary group, new Green Liberal Party (non-attached)
Beck, Serge LPS RL Vaud
Berberat, Didier SP S. Neuchâtel
Bernhardsgrütter, Urs GPS G St. Gallen Moved up in 2006
Bezzola, Duri FDP RL Grisons Resigned in 2007
Bigger, Elmar SVP V St. Gallen
Bignasca, Attilio Lega V Ticino
Binder, Max SVP V Zurich
Blocher, Christoph SVP V Zurich Resigned in 2003 (election to the Federal Council)
Borer, Roland SVP V Solothurn
Bortoluzzi, Toni SVP V Zurich
Bruderer, Pascale SP S. Aargau
Brun, Franz CVP C. Lucerne
Brunner, Toni SVP V St. Gallen
Brunschwig Graf, Martine FDP RL Geneva
Büchler, Jakob CVP C. St. Gallen
Bugnon, André SVP V Vaud
Bühlmann, Cécile GPS G Lucerne Resigned in 2006
Buehrer, Gerold FDP RL Schaffhausen
Burkhalter, Didier FDP RL Neuchâtel
Carobbio Guscetti, Marina SP S. Ticino 2007 moved up
Cassis, Ignazio FDP RL Ticino 2007 moved up
Cathomas, Sep CVP C. Grisons
Cavalli, Franco SP S. Ticino Resigned in 2007
Chappuis, Liliane SP S. Freiburg Moved up in 2007, died in 2007
Chevrier, Maurice CVP C. Valais
Christians, Yves FDP RL Vaud Resigned in 2006
Cina, Jean-Michel CVP C. Valais Resigned in 2005
Cuche, Fernand GPS G Neuchâtel Resigned in 2005
Daguet, André SP S. Bern
Darbellay, Christophe CVP C. Valais
de Buman, Dominique CVP C. Freiburg
Donzé, Walter EPP E. Bern
Dormond, Marlyse SP S. Vaud
Dunant, Jean Henri SVP V Basel city
Dupraz, John FDP RL Geneva
Egerszegi-Colonel, Christine FDP RL Aargau
Eggly, Jacques-Simon LPS RL Geneva
Engelberger, Edi FDP RL Nidwalden
Fasel, Hugo CSP G Freiburg
Fässler-Osterwalder, Hildegard SP S. St. Gallen
Fattebert, Jean SVP V Vaud
Favre, Charles FDP RL Vaud
Fehr, Hans SVP V Zurich
Fehr, Hans-Jurg SP S. Schaffhausen
Fehr, Jacqueline SP S. Zurich
Fehr, Mario SP S. Zurich
Hall, Kurt FDP RL Solothurn
Hair dryer, Peter SVP V Schwyz
Freysinger, Oskar SVP V Valais
Frog, Therese GB G Bern
Füglistaller, Lieni SVP V Aargau Moved up in 2005
Gadient, Brigitta SVP V Grisons
Galladé, Chantal SP S. Zurich
Garbani, Valérie SP S. Neuchâtel
Genner, Ruth GPS G Zurich
Germanier, Jean-René FDP RL Valais
Giezendanner, Ulrich SVP V Aargau
Glanzmann-Hunkeler, Ida CVP C. Lucerne Moved up in 2006
Glasson, Jean-Paul FDP RL Freiburg
Glur, Walter SVP V Aargau
Goll, Christine SP S. Zurich
Count, Maya GPS G Basel-Country
Graf-Litscher, Edith SP S. Thurgau Moved up in 2005
Gross, Andreas SP S. Zurich
Gross, Jost SP S. Thurgau Died in 2005
Guisan, Yves FDP RL Vaud
Günter, Paul SP S. Bern
Gutzwiller, Felix FDP RL Zurich
Gyr, Josy SP S. Schwyz Died in 2007
Gysin, Hans Rudolf FDP RL Basel-Country
Gysin, Remo SP S. Basel city
Häberli-Koller, Brigitte CVP C. Thurgau
Haering, Barbara SP S. Zurich
Haller, Ursula SVP V Bern
Hämmerle, Andrea SP S. Grisons
Hany, Urs CVP C. Zurich Moved up in 2006
Hassler, Hansjörg SVP V Grisons
Hegetschweiler, Rolf FDP RL Zurich
Home, Bea SP S. Solothurn
Hess, Bernhard SD - Bern
Hochreutener, Norbert CVP C. Bern
Hofmann, Urs SP S. Aargau
Hollenstein, Pia GPS G St. Gallen Resigned in 2006
Huber, Gabi FDP RL Uri
Hubmann, Vreni SP S. Zurich
Humbel, Ruth CVP C. Aargau
Hutter, Markus FDP RL Zurich
Hutter, jasmine SVP V St. Gallen
Imfeld, Adriano CVP C. Obwalden
Ineichen, Otto FDP RL Lucerne
Janiak, Claude SP S. Basel-Country
Jermann, Walter CVP C. Basel-Country
Joder, Rudolf SVP V Bern
John-Calame, Francine GPS G Neuchâtel Moved up in 2005
Jutzet, Erwin SP S. Freiburg Resigned in 2007
Kaufmann, Hans SVP V Zurich
Keller, Robert SVP V Zurich
Kiener Nellen, Margret SP S. Bern
Little one, Marianne FDP RL Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Kohler, Pierre CVP C. law
Kunz, Josef SVP V Lucerne
Lang, Josef Al G train
Laubacher, Otto SVP V Lucerne
Leu, Josef CVP C. Lucerne Resigned in 2006
Leuenberger, Ueli GPS G Geneva
Leutenegger, Filippo FDP RL Zurich
Leutenegger Oberholzer, Susanne SP S. Basel-Country
Leuthard, Doris CVP C. Aargau Resigned in 2006 (election to the Federal Council)
Levrat, Christian SP S. Freiburg
Loepfe, Arthur CVP C. Appenzell Innerrhoden
Lustenberger, Ruedi CVP C. Lucerne
Maillard, Pierre-Yves SP S. Vaud Resigned in 2004
Maitre, Jean-Philippe CVP C. Geneva Resigned in 2005
Markwalder, Christa FDP RL Bern
Marti, Werner SP S. Glarus
Marty Kälin, Barbara SP S. Zurich
Mathys, Hans Ulrich SVP V Aargau
Maury Pasquier, Liliane SP S. Geneva
Meier-Schatz, Lucrezia CVP C. St. Gallen
Menétrey-Savary, Anne-Catherine GPS G Vaud
Messmer, Werner FDP RL Thurgau
Meyer-Kaelin, Thérèse CVP C. Freiburg
Michel, Juerg FDP RL Grisons 2007 moved up
Miesch, Christian SVP V Basel-Country
Moret, Isabelle FDP RL Vaud Moved up in 2006
Mörgeli, Christoph SVP V Zurich
Müller, Geri GPS G Aargau
Müller, Philipp FDP RL Aargau
Müller, Thomas CVP C. St. Gallen Moved up in 2006
Müller, Walter FDP RL St. Gallen
Müller-Hemmi, Vreni SP S. Zurich
Müri, Felix SVP V Lucerne
Nordmann, Roger SP S. Vaud 2004 moved up
Noser, Ruedi FDP RL Zurich
Oehrli, Fritz Abraham SVP V Bern
Pagan, Jacques SVP V Geneva
Parmelin, guy SVP V Vaud
Pedrina, Fabio SP S. Ticino
Pelli, Fulvio FDP RL Ticino
Perrin, Yvan SVP V Neuchâtel
Pfister, Gerhard CVP C. train
Pfister, Theophil SVP V St. Gallen
Randegger, Johannes FDP RL Basel city Resigned in 2006
Rechsteiner, Paul SP S. St. Gallen
Rechsteiner, Rudolf SP S. Basel city
Recordon, Luc GPS G Vaud
Rennwald, Jean-Claude SP S. law
Rey, Jean-Noël SP S. Valais
Reymond, André SVP V Geneva
Riklin, Kathy CVP C. Zurich
Rime, Jean-François SVP V Freiburg
Robbiani, Meinrado CVP C. Ticino
Rossini, Stéphane SP S. Valais
Roth-Bernasconi, Maria SP S. Geneva
Ruey, Claude LPS RL Vaud
Rutschmann, Hans SVP V Zurich 2004 moved up
Sadis, Laura FDP RL Ticino Resigned in 2007
Salvi, Pierre SP S. Vaud Resigned in 2007
Savary, Géraldine SP S. Vaud
Schelbert, Louis GPS G Lucerne Moved up in 2006
Schenk, Simon SVP V Bern
Schenker, Silvia SP S. Basel city
Scherer, Marcel SVP V train
Schibli, Ernst SVP V Zurich
Schlüer, Ulrich SVP V Zurich
Smith, Walter SVP V Bern
Schneider-Ammann, Johann FDP RL Bern
Schwander, Pirmin SVP V Schwyz
Swiss, Urs FDP RL Basel city Moved up in 2006
Siegrist, Ulrich SVP V / - Aargau Resigned from SVP parliamentary group in 2010
Simoneschi-Cortesi, Chiara CVP C. Ticino
Sommaruga, Carlo SP S. Geneva
Bacon, Christian SVP V Aargau Died in 2005
Spuhler, Peter SVP V Thurgau
Stahl, Jürg SVP V Zurich
Stamm, Luzi SVP V Aargau
Steiert, Jean-François SP S. Freiburg 2007 moved up
Steiner, Rudolf FDP RL Solothurn
Stöckli, Hans SP S. Bern 2004 moved up
Strahm, Rudolf SP S. Bern Resigned in 2004
Studer, Heiner EPP E. Aargau
Stump, Doris SP S. Aargau
Suter, Marc Frédéric FDP RL Bern 2007 moved up
Teuscher, Franziska GB G Bern
Thanei, Anita SP S. Zurich
Theiler, Georges FDP RL Lucerne
Tschümperlin, Andy SP S. Schwyz 2007 moved up
Vanek, Pierre AdG - Geneva
Vaudroz, René FDP RL Vaud
Veillon, Pierre-François SVP V Vaud
Vermot-Mangold, Ruth-Gaby SP S. Bern
Vischer, Daniel GPS G Zurich
Vollmer, Peter SP S. Bern
Waber, Christian EDU E. Bern
Wäfler, Markus EDU E. Zurich
Walker, Felix CVP C. St. Gallen Resigned in 2006
Walter, Hansjörg SVP V Thurgau
Wandfluh, Hansruedi SVP V Bern
Water traps, Kurt FDP RL Bern Died in 2006
Wehrli, Reto CVP C. Schwyz
Weigelt, Peter FDP RL St. Gallen Resigned in 2006
Weyeneth, Hermann SVP V Bern
Widmer, Hans SP S. Lucerne
Wobmann, Walter SVP V Solothurn
Wyss, Ursula SP S. Bern
Zapfl, Rosmarie CVP C. Zurich Resigned in 2006
Zeller, Andreas FDP RL St. Gallen Moved up in 2006
Zemp, Markus CVP C. Aargau Moved up in 2006
Zisyadis, Josef PdA - Vaud
Gruff, Bruno SVP V Zurich

Members of the Council of States

See list of members of the Swiss Council of States in the 47th legislative period .

See also

Remarks

  1. ↑ The count of the legislative period is based on the corresponding count for the National Council. As the representative of the cantons (estates), the Council of States itself has no legislative periods. It has been meeting permanently since 1848 and for this reason has no senior committee.
  2. ↑ The legislative period of the National Council begins and ends with the constituent session of the newly elected National Council. See the factual report for the legislative period (status: summer 2018) by the Parliamentary Services ( available online ), page 4.
  3. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from December 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ When the National Council and Council of States meet together as a United Federal Assembly, the Presidium of the National Council chairs the meeting.
  5. ↑ The senior president chairs the first session in the new legislative period
  6. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from December 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive )

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