List of members of the Swiss Council of States in the 47th legislative period

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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
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
Hans Altherr FDP Canton of Appenzell AusserrhodenCanton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden April 29, 1950 March 8, 2004 Lawyer Hans Altherr
Madeleine Amgwerd CVP Canton of JuraCanton of Jura law August 1, 1946 December 1, 2003 Theologian Madeleine Amgwerd
Michel Béguelin SP Canton of VaudCanton of Vaud Vaud August 1, 1936 December 6, 1999
Alain Berset SP Canton of FriborgCanton of Friborg Freiburg April 9, 1972 December 1, 2002 economist Alain Berset
Peter Bieri CVP Canton of ZugCanton of Zug train June 21, 1952 January 23, 1995 Teacher Peter Bieri
Ivo Bischofberger CVP Canton of Appenzell InnerrhodenCanton of Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden February 24, 1958 June 4, 2007 Rector Ivo Bischofberger
Pierre Bonhôte SP Canton of NeuchâtelCanton of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel June 17, 1965 December 5, 2005 engineer
Christoffel Brändli SVP canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Grisons March 7, 1943 January 23, 1995 Economic advisor Christoffel Brändli
Peter Briner FDP Canton of SchaffhausenCanton of Schaffhausen Schaffhausen November 1, 1943 December 6, 1999 Businessman Peter Briner
Christiane Brunner SP Canton of GenevaCanton of Geneva Geneva March 23, 1947 4th December 1995 Lawyer Christiane Brunner
Hermann Bürgi SVP Canton of ThurgauCanton of Thurgau Thurgau February 18, 1946 December 6, 1999 Lawyer Hermann Bürgi
Rolf Büttiker FDP Canton of SolothurnCanton of Solothurn Solothurn June 27, 1950 November 25, 1991 Economic advisor Rolf Büttiker
Eugene David CVP Canton of St. GallenCanton of St. Gallen St. Gallen September 3, 1945 December 6, 1999 Eugene David
Simon Epiney CVP Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais Valais February 12, 1950 December 6, 1999 Lawyer Simon Epiney
Rolf Escher CVP Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais Valais April 14, 1941 December 6, 1999 Lawyer
Anita Fetz SP Canton of Basel-StadtCanton of Basel-Stadt Basel city March 19, 1957 December 1, 2003 Entrepreneur Anita Fetz
Erika Forster FDP Canton of St. GallenCanton of St. Gallen St. Gallen February 27, 1944 4th December 1995 business women Erika Forster
Bruno Frick CVP Canton of SchwyzCanton of Schwyz Schwyz May 31, 1953 November 25, 1991 Lawyer Bruno Frick
Hans Fünfschilling FDP Canton of Basel-CountryCanton of Basel-Country Basel-Country January 19, 1940 December 6, 1999 Head of IT Hans Fünfschilling
Pierre-Alain Gentil SP Canton of JuraCanton of Jura law July 12, 1952 4th December 1995
Hannes Germann SVP Canton of SchaffhausenCanton of Schaffhausen Schaffhausen July 1, 1956 September 16, 2002 economist Hannes Germann
Trix Heberlein FDP Canton ZurichCanton Zurich Zurich July 17, 1942 December 1, 2003 Lawyer Trix Heberlein
Hans Hess FDP Canton of ObwaldenCanton of Obwalden Obwalden May 4, 1945 June 8, 1998 Lawyer Hans Hess
Hans Hofmann SVP Canton ZurichCanton Zurich Zurich March 3, 1939 September 21, 1998
This Jenny SVP Canton of GlarusCanton of Glarus Glarus May 4th 1952 June 8, 1998 Entrepreneur This Jenny
Alex Kuprecht SVP Canton of SchwyzCanton of Schwyz Schwyz December 22, 1957 December 1, 2003 General agent Alex Kuprecht
Christiane Langenberger FDP Canton of VaudCanton of Vaud Vaud April 21, 1941 December 6, 1999 Christiane Langenberger
Hans Lauri SVP Canton BernCanton Bern Bern October 26, 1944 June 5, 2001 Lawyer
Ernst Leuenberger SP Canton of SolothurnCanton of Solothurn Solothurn January 18, 1945 December 6, 1999 Ernst Leuenberger
Helen Leumann FDP Canton lucerneCanton lucerne Lucerne November 7, 1943 4th December 1995 business women Helen Leumann
Filippo Lombardi CVP Canton of TicinoCanton of Ticino Ticino May 29, 1956 December 6, 1999 Media entrepreneur Filippo Lombardi
Theo Maissen CVP canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Grisons September 2, 1944 January 23, 1995 Engineer agronomist Theo Maissen
Dick Marty FDP Canton of TicinoCanton of Ticino Ticino January 7, 1945 4th December 1995 legal advisor Dick Marty
Gisele Ory SP Canton of NeuchâtelCanton of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel April 30, 1956 December 1, 2003 Manager Gisele Ory
Thomas Pfisterer FDP Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau May 7, 1941 December 6, 1999 Lawyer
Maximilian Reimann SVP Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau May 7, 1942 December 11, 1995 Financial lawyer Maximilian Reimann
Françoise Saudan FDP Canton of GenevaCanton of Geneva Geneva November 9, 1939 4th December 1995 Caretaker Françoise Saudan
Fritz Schiesser FDP Canton of GlarusCanton of Glarus Glarus April 23, 1954 June 5th 1990 Lawyer Fritz Schiesser
Urs Schwaller CVP Canton of FriborgCanton of Friborg Freiburg October 31, 1952 December 1, 2003 Lawyer Urs Schwaller
Rolf Schweiger FDP Canton of ZugCanton of Zug train January 9, 1945 March 1, 1999 Lawyer Rolf Schweiger
Marianne Slongo CVP Canton of NidwaldenCanton of Nidwalden Nidwalden June 9, 1948 December 6, 1999 business women
Simonetta Sommaruga SP Canton BernCanton Bern Bern May 14, 1960 December 1, 2003 Consumer advocate Simonetta Sommaruga
Hansruedi Stadler CVP Canton of UriCanton of Uri Uri August 6, 1953 December 6, 1999 Lawyer Hansruedi Stadler
Philipp Stähelin CVP Canton of ThurgauCanton of Thurgau Thurgau April 2, 1944 December 6, 1999 Lawyer Philipp Stähelin
Franz Wicki CVP Canton lucerneCanton lucerne 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
Hans-Rudolf Merz FDP Canton of Appenzell AusserrhodenCanton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden November 10, 1942 September 22, 1997 December 10, 2003
( election to the Federal Council ) 		Hans Altherr Hans-Rudolf Merz
Jean Studer SP Canton of NeuchâtelCanton of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel November 12, 1957 December 12, 1999 November 28, 2005
(election to the State Council of the Canton of Neuchâtel) 		Pierre Bonhôte Pankraz Friday
Carlo Schmid-Sutter CVP Canton of Appenzell InnerrhodenCanton of Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden March 11, 1950 June 2, 1980 June 3, 2007
(resignation) 		Ivo Bischofberger Carlo Schmid-Sutter

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