CVP / EPP / glp parliamentary group of the Federal Assembly

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CVP / EPP / glp parliamentary group of the Federal Assembly
Members: 52
(as of: NR elections 2007)
Share of voters: 18.4%
(as of: NR elections 2007)
National Council: 36 seats (18%)
Council of States: 16 seats (34.8%)
Group President: Urs Schwaller
Groupings: Christian Democratic People's Party,
Evangelical People's Party,
Green Liberal Party
Group President Urs Schwaller , Council of States, Canton of Friborg

The parliamentary group CVP / EPP / glp of the Federal Assembly ( CEg ) / Groupe PDC / PEV / PVL l'Assemblée fédérale (CEg) / Gruppo PPD / PEV / glp l'Assemblea federale (CEg) was the Christian-Democratic parliamentary group of the Swiss Federal Assembly .

fraction

The CVP / EPP / glp parliamentary group represented 18.4 percent of the vote ( 2007 elections ). It was made up of 36 national councilors (NR) and 16 councilors of states (SR): 31 national councilors and 14 councilors of states of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (CVP) , 2 national councilors of the Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland (EPP) and 3 national councilors and 2 councilors of states of the Green Liberal Party of the Switzerland (glp) .

The joint parliamentary group of the CVP, EPP and glp was founded in 2007, previously it had the name that previously only the group of CVP parliamentarians had: Christian Democratic Group (C). It was independent of other party organs in its decisions, but it relied on the goals and programs of the CVP, EPP and glp. The nomination of CVP candidates for the Federal Council elections belonged to the sole responsibility of the CVP / EPP / glp parliamentary group.

After the 2011 elections, the Green Liberal Party formed its own Green Liberal parliamentary group , while the newly elected CSP Obwalden representative joined the new CVP / EPP parliamentary group.

Parliamentary group leader

Bureau

The parliamentary group president was Urs Schwaller ( FR / SR), the vice-presidents are Brigitte Häberli ( TG / NR), Bruno Frick ( SZ / SR), President of the CVP Council of States group, and Thérèse Meyer ( FR / NR).

Board

The parliamentary group committee included the 4 members of the presidium, ex officio the CVP Federal Councilor , the President of the CVP Switzerland and another 5 parliamentarians.

office

The parliamentary group secretariat was headed by Alexandra Perina-Werz .

See also

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