List of members of the Swiss Council of States in the 48th legislative period
This article lists all persons who belonged to the Council of States during the 2007-2011 legislative period.
Parties represented in the Council of States
Political party | abbreviation | Seats |
---|---|---|
Christian Democratic People's Party | CVP | 14th |
FDP The Liberals | FDP | 12 |
Social Democratic Party | SP | 8th |
Swiss People's Party | SVP | 7th |
Green party | GPS | 2 |
Green Liberal Party | glp | 2 |
Bourgeois Democratic Party | BDP | 1 |
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 | |
Adrian Amstutz | SVP | Bern | 2nd December 1953 | May 30, 2011 | Entrepreneur | |
Didier Berberat | SP | Neuchâtel | 1st December 1956 | September 21, 2009 | Municipal council | |
Alain Berset | SP | Freiburg | April 9, 1972 | December 1, 2003 | economist | |
Peter Bieri | CVP | train | June 21, 1952 | January 23, 1995 | Teacher | |
Ivo Bischofberger | CVP | Appenzell Innerrhoden | February 24, 1958 | June 4, 2007 | Rector | |
Christoffel Brändli | SVP | Grisons | March 7, 1943 | January 23, 1995 | Economic advisor | |
Peter Briner | FDP | Schaffhausen | November 1, 1943 | December 6, 1999 | Businessman | |
Hermann Bürgi | SVP | Thurgau | February 18, 1946 | December 6, 1999 | Lawyer | |
Rolf Büttiker | FDP | Solothurn | June 27, 1950 | November 25, 1991 | Economic advisor | |
Raphael Comte | FDP | Neuchâtel | 29th September 1979 | March 1, 2010 | college student | |
Robert Cramer | GPS | Geneva | 7th February 1954 | December 3, 2007 | State Council | |
Eugene David | CVP | St. Gallen | September 3, 1945 | December 6, 1999 | ||
Verena servant | glp | Zurich | March 27, 1949 | December 6, 2007 | ||
Christine Egerszegi | FDP | Aargau | May 29, 1948 | December 3, 2007 | Teacher | |
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 | |
Jean-René Fournier | CVP | Valais | 18th December 1957 | December 3, 2007 | State Council | |
Pankraz Friday | FDP | Glarus | December 12, 1952 | December 3, 2007 | ||
Bruno Frick | CVP | Schwyz | May 31, 1953 | November 25, 1991 | Lawyer | |
Hannes Germann | SVP | Schaffhausen | July 1, 1956 | September 16, 2002 | economist | |
Konrad Graber | CVP | Lucerne | July 24, 1958 | December 3, 2007 | Auditors | |
Felix Gutzwiller | FDP | Zurich | February 22, 1948 | December 3, 2007 | professor | |
Claude Hêche | SP | law | December 20, 1952 | December 3, 2007 | Draftsman | |
Hans Hess | FDP | Obwalden | May 4, 1945 | June 8, 1998 | Lawyer | |
René Imoberdorf | CVP | Valais | April 24, 1950 | December 3, 2007 | Mayor | |
Hansheiri Inderkum | CVP | Uri | June 9, 1947 | December 11, 1995 | Lawyer | |
Claude Janiak | SP | Basel-Country | October 30, 1948 | December 3, 2007 | Lawyer | |
This Jenny | SVP | Glarus | May 4th 1952 | June 8, 1998 | Entrepreneur | |
Alex Kuprecht | SVP | Schwyz | December 22, 1957 | December 1, 2003 | General agent | |
Helen Leumann | FDP | Lucerne | November 7, 1943 | 4th December 1995 | business women | |
Filippo Lombardi | CVP | Ticino | May 29, 1956 | December 6, 1999 | Media entrepreneur | |
Werner Luginbühl | BDP | Bern | 4th January 1958 | December 3, 2007 | Head of Public Affairs | |
Theo Maissen | CVP | Grisons | September 2, 1944 | January 23, 1995 | Engineer agronomist | |
Dick Marty | FDP | Ticino | January 7, 1945 | 4th December 1995 | legal advisor | |
Liliane Maury Pasquier | SP | Geneva | December 16, 1956 | December 3, 2007 | Midwife | |
Paul Niederberger | CVP | Nidwalden | December 5, 1948 | December 3, 2007 | Expert in accounting and controlling | |
Luc Recordon | GPS | Vaud | 20th September 1955 | December 3, 2007 | Lawyer | |
Maximilian Reimann | SVP | Aargau | May 7, 1942 | December 11, 1995 | Financial lawyer | |
Géraldine Savary | SP | Vaud | November 14, 1968 | December 3, 2007 | Journalist | |
Urs Schwaller | CVP | Freiburg | October 31, 1952 | December 1, 2003 | Lawyer | |
Rolf Schweiger | FDP | train | January 9, 1945 | March 1, 1999 | Lawyer | |
Anne Seydoux-Christe | CVP | law | July 7, 1958 | December 3, 2007 | Lawyer | |
Markus Stadler | glp | Uri | December 24, 1948 | June 1, 2010 | Consultant | |
Philipp Stähelin | CVP | Thurgau | April 2, 1944 | December 6, 1999 | Lawyer | |
Roberto Zanetti | SP | Solothurn | December 14, 1954 | March 1, 2010 | Manager |
Changes during the legislative period
Surname | Political party | Canton | Date of birth | Taking office | Resignation / death | successor | photo |
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Fritz Schiesser | FDP | Glarus | April 23, 1954 | June 5th 1990 |
(election as President of the ETH Board) |
December 31, 2007 Pankraz Friday | |
Ernst Leuenberger | SP | Solothurn | January 18, 1945 | December 6, 1999 |
(deceased in office) |
June 30, 2009 Roberto Zanetti | |
Didier Burkhalter | FDP | Neuchâtel | April 17, 1960 | December 6, 2007 |
( election to the Federal Council ) |
September 16, 2009 Raphael Comte | |
Gisele Ory | SP | Neuchâtel | April 30, 1956 | December 1, 2003 |
(election to the State Council of the Canton of Neuchâtel) |
September 20, 2009 Didier Berberat | |
Hansruedi Stadler | CVP | Uri | August 6, 1953 | December 6, 1999 |
(resignation) |
May 31, 2010 Markus Stadler | |
Simonetta Sommaruga | SP | Bern | May 14, 1960 | December 1, 2003 |
( election to the Federal Council ) |
September 22, 2010 Adrian Amstutz |