List of members of the Swiss Council of States in the 47th legislative period
This article lists all persons who belonged to the Council of States during the 2003-2007 legislative period.
Parties represented in the Council of States
Political party | abbreviation | Seats |
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Christian Democratic People's Party | CVP | 14th |
FDP The Liberals | FDP | 14th |
Social Democratic Party | SP | 9 |
Swiss People's Party | SVP | 8th |
Council members
Surname | Political party | Canton | Date of birth | Council of States since | job | photo |
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Hans Altherr | FDP | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | April 29, 1950 | March 8, 2004 | Lawyer | |
Madeleine Amgwerd | CVP | law | August 1, 1946 | December 1, 2003 | Theologian | |
Michel Béguelin | SP | Vaud | August 1, 1936 | December 6, 1999 | ||
Alain Berset | SP | Freiburg | April 9, 1972 | December 1, 2002 | economist | |
Peter Bieri | CVP | train | June 21, 1952 | January 23, 1995 | Teacher | |
Ivo Bischofberger | CVP | Appenzell Innerrhoden | February 24, 1958 | June 4, 2007 | Rector | |
Pierre Bonhôte | SP | Neuchâtel | June 17, 1965 | December 5, 2005 | engineer | |
Christoffel Brändli | SVP | Grisons | March 7, 1943 | January 23, 1995 | Economic advisor | |
Peter Briner | FDP | Schaffhausen | November 1, 1943 | December 6, 1999 | Businessman | |
Christiane Brunner | SP | Geneva | March 23, 1947 | 4th December 1995 | Lawyer | |
Hermann Bürgi | SVP | Thurgau | February 18, 1946 | December 6, 1999 | Lawyer | |
Rolf Büttiker | FDP | Solothurn | June 27, 1950 | November 25, 1991 | Economic advisor | |
Eugene David | CVP | St. Gallen | September 3, 1945 | December 6, 1999 | ||
Simon Epiney | CVP | Valais | February 12, 1950 | December 6, 1999 | Lawyer | |
Rolf Escher | CVP | Valais | April 14, 1941 | December 6, 1999 | Lawyer | |
Anita Fetz | SP | Basel city | March 19, 1957 | December 1, 2003 | Entrepreneur | |
Erika Forster | FDP | St. Gallen | February 27, 1944 | 4th December 1995 | business women | |
Bruno Frick | CVP | Schwyz | May 31, 1953 | November 25, 1991 | Lawyer | |
Hans Fünfschilling | FDP | Basel-Country | January 19, 1940 | December 6, 1999 | Head of IT | |
Pierre-Alain Gentil | SP | law | July 12, 1952 | 4th December 1995 | ||
Hannes Germann | SVP | Schaffhausen | July 1, 1956 | September 16, 2002 | economist | |
Trix Heberlein | FDP | Zurich | July 17, 1942 | December 1, 2003 | Lawyer | |
Hans Hess | FDP | Obwalden | May 4, 1945 | June 8, 1998 | Lawyer | |
Hans Hofmann | SVP | Zurich | March 3, 1939 | September 21, 1998 | ||
This Jenny | SVP | Glarus | May 4th 1952 | June 8, 1998 | Entrepreneur | |
Alex Kuprecht | SVP | Schwyz | December 22, 1957 | December 1, 2003 | General agent | |
Christiane Langenberger | FDP | Vaud | April 21, 1941 | December 6, 1999 | ||
Hans Lauri | SVP | Bern | October 26, 1944 | June 5, 2001 | Lawyer | |
Ernst Leuenberger | SP | Solothurn | January 18, 1945 | December 6, 1999 | ||
Helen Leumann | FDP | Lucerne | November 7, 1943 | 4th December 1995 | business women | |
Filippo Lombardi | CVP | Ticino | May 29, 1956 | December 6, 1999 | Media entrepreneur | |
Theo Maissen | CVP | Grisons | September 2, 1944 | January 23, 1995 | Engineer agronomist | |
Dick Marty | FDP | Ticino | January 7, 1945 | 4th December 1995 | legal advisor | |
Gisele Ory | SP | Neuchâtel | April 30, 1956 | December 1, 2003 | Manager | |
Thomas Pfisterer | FDP | Aargau | May 7, 1941 | December 6, 1999 | Lawyer | |
Maximilian Reimann | SVP | Aargau | May 7, 1942 | December 11, 1995 | Financial lawyer | |
Françoise Saudan | FDP | Geneva | November 9, 1939 | 4th December 1995 | Caretaker | |
Fritz Schiesser | FDP | Glarus | April 23, 1954 | June 5th 1990 | Lawyer | |
Urs Schwaller | CVP | Freiburg | October 31, 1952 | December 1, 2003 | Lawyer | |
Rolf Schweiger | FDP | train | January 9, 1945 | March 1, 1999 | Lawyer | |
Marianne Slongo | CVP | Nidwalden | June 9, 1948 | December 6, 1999 | business women | |
Simonetta Sommaruga | SP | Bern | May 14, 1960 | December 1, 2003 | Consumer advocate | |
Hansruedi Stadler | CVP | Uri | August 6, 1953 | December 6, 1999 | Lawyer | |
Philipp Stähelin | CVP | Thurgau | April 2, 1944 | December 6, 1999 | Lawyer | |
Franz Wicki | CVP | Lucerne | January 28, 1939 | 4th December 1995 | Lawyer |
Changes during the legislative period
Surname | Political party | Canton | Date of birth | Taking office | Resignation / death | successor | photo |
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Hans-Rudolf Merz | FDP | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | November 10, 1942 | September 22, 1997 |
( election to the Federal Council ) |
December 10, 2003 Hans Altherr | |
Jean Studer | SP | Neuchâtel | November 12, 1957 | December 12, 1999 |
(election to the State Council of the Canton of Neuchâtel) |
November 28, 2005 Pierre Bonhôte | |
Carlo Schmid-Sutter | CVP | Appenzell Innerrhoden | March 11, 1950 | June 2, 1980 |
(resignation) |
June 3, 2007 Ivo Bischofberger |