List of members of the Swiss Council of States in the 48th legislative period

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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
Hans Altherr FDP Canton of Appenzell AusserrhodenCanton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden April 29, 1950 March 8, 2004 Lawyer Hans Altherr
Adrian Amstutz SVP Canton BernCanton Bern Bern 2nd December 1953 May 30, 2011 Entrepreneur Adrian Amstutz
Didier Berberat SP Canton of NeuchâtelCanton of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel 1st December 1956 September 21, 2009 Municipal council Didier Berberat
Alain Berset SP Canton of FriborgCanton of Friborg Freiburg April 9, 1972 December 1, 2003 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
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
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
Raphael Comte FDP Canton of NeuchâtelCanton of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel 29th September 1979 March 1, 2010 college student Raphael Comte
Robert Cramer GPS Canton of GenevaCanton of Geneva Geneva 7th February 1954 December 3, 2007 State Council Robert Cramer
Eugene David CVP Canton of St. GallenCanton of St. Gallen St. Gallen September 3, 1945 December 6, 1999 Eugene David
Verena servant glp Canton ZurichCanton Zurich Zurich March 27, 1949 December 6, 2007 Verena servant
Christine Egerszegi FDP Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau May 29, 1948 December 3, 2007 Teacher Christine Egerszegi
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
Jean-René Fournier CVP Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais Valais 18th December 1957 December 3, 2007 State Council Jean-René Fournier
Pankraz Friday FDP Canton of GlarusCanton of Glarus Glarus December 12, 1952 December 3, 2007 Pankraz Friday
Bruno Frick CVP Canton of SchwyzCanton of Schwyz Schwyz May 31, 1953 November 25, 1991 Lawyer Bruno Frick
Hannes Germann SVP Canton of SchaffhausenCanton of Schaffhausen Schaffhausen July 1, 1956 September 16, 2002 economist Hannes Germann
Konrad Graber CVP Canton lucerneCanton lucerne Lucerne July 24, 1958 December 3, 2007 Auditors Konrad Graber
Felix Gutzwiller FDP Canton ZurichCanton Zurich Zurich February 22, 1948 December 3, 2007 professor Felix Gutzwiller
Claude Hêche SP Canton of JuraCanton of Jura law December 20, 1952 December 3, 2007 Draftsman Claude Hêche
Hans Hess FDP Canton of ObwaldenCanton of Obwalden Obwalden May 4, 1945 June 8, 1998 Lawyer Hans Hess
René Imoberdorf CVP Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais Valais April 24, 1950 December 3, 2007 Mayor René Imoberdorf
Hansheiri Inderkum CVP Canton of UriCanton of Uri Uri June 9, 1947 December 11, 1995 Lawyer Hansheiri Inderkum
Claude Janiak SP Canton of Basel-CountryCanton of Basel-Country Basel-Country October 30, 1948 December 3, 2007 Lawyer Claude Janiak
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
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
Werner Luginbühl BDP Canton BernCanton Bern Bern 4th January 1958 December 3, 2007 Head of Public Affairs Werner Luginbühl
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
Liliane Maury Pasquier SP Canton of GenevaCanton of Geneva Geneva December 16, 1956 December 3, 2007 Midwife Liliane Maury Pasquier
Paul Niederberger CVP Canton of NidwaldenCanton of Nidwalden Nidwalden December 5, 1948 December 3, 2007 Expert in accounting and controlling Paul Niederberger
Luc Recordon GPS Canton of VaudCanton of Vaud Vaud 20th September 1955 December 3, 2007 Lawyer Luc Recordon
Maximilian Reimann SVP Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau May 7, 1942 December 11, 1995 Financial lawyer Maximilian Reimann
Géraldine Savary SP Canton of VaudCanton of Vaud Vaud November 14, 1968 December 3, 2007 Journalist Géraldine Savary
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
Anne Seydoux-Christe CVP Canton of JuraCanton of Jura law July 7, 1958 December 3, 2007 Lawyer Anne Seydoux-Christe
Markus Stadler glp Canton of UriCanton of Uri Uri December 24, 1948 June 1, 2010 Consultant
Philipp Stähelin CVP Canton of ThurgauCanton of Thurgau Thurgau April 2, 1944 December 6, 1999 Lawyer Philipp Stähelin
Roberto Zanetti SP Canton of SolothurnCanton of Solothurn 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
Fritz Schiesser FDP Canton of GlarusCanton of Glarus Glarus April 23, 1954 June 5th 1990 December 31, 2007
(election as President of the ETH Board) 		Pankraz Friday Fritz Schiesser
Ernst Leuenberger SP Canton of SolothurnCanton of Solothurn Solothurn January 18, 1945 December 6, 1999 June 30, 2009
(deceased in office) 		Roberto Zanetti Ernst Leuenberger
Didier Burkhalter FDP Canton of NeuchâtelCanton of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel April 17, 1960 December 6, 2007 September 16, 2009
( election to the Federal Council ) 		Raphael Comte Didier Burkhalter
Gisele Ory SP Canton of NeuchâtelCanton of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel April 30, 1956 December 1, 2003 September 20, 2009
(election to the State Council of the Canton of Neuchâtel) 		Didier Berberat Gisele Ory
Hansruedi Stadler CVP Canton of UriCanton of Uri Uri August 6, 1953 December 6, 1999 May 31, 2010
(resignation) 		Markus Stadler Hansruedi Stadler
Simonetta Sommaruga SP Canton BernCanton Bern Bern May 14, 1960 December 1, 2003 September 22, 2010
( election to the Federal Council ) 		Adrian Amstutz Simonetta Sommaruga

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