List of members of the Swiss Council of States in the 50th legislative period

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Fabio Abate | FDP | * 4. Januar 1966 | TI Isidor Baumann | CVP | * 23. September 1955 | UR Didier Berberat | SP | * 1. Dezember 1956 | NE Pirmin Bischof | CVP | * 24. Februar 1959 | SO Ivo Bischofberger | CVP | * 24. Februar 1958 | AI Pascale Bruderer | SP | * 28. Juli 1977 | AG Andrea Caroni | FDP | * 19. April 1980 | AR Raphaël Comte | FDP | * 29. September 1979 | NE Robert Cramer | GPS | * 7. Februar 1954 | GE Josef Dittli | FDP | * 11. April 1957 | UR Roland Eberle | SVP | * 7. Dezember 1953 | TG Joachim Eder | FDP | * 24. November 1951 | ZG Stefan Engler | CVP | * 30. Mai 1960 | GR Erich Ettlin | CVP | * 30. Mai 1962 | OW Anita Fetz | SP | * 19. März 1957 | BS Peter Föhn | SVP | * 11. Dezember 1952 | SZ Jean-René Fournier | Ständerats-Präsident | CVP | * 18. Dezember 1957 | VS Oliver Français | FDP | * 1. Oktober 1955 | VD Hannes Germann | SVP | * 1. Juli 1956 | SH Konrad Graber | CVP | * 24. Juli 1958 | LU Brigitte Häberli-Koller | CVP | * 23. August 1958 | TG Claude Hêche | SP | * 20. Dezember 1952 | JU Thomas Hefti | Stimmenzähler | FDP | * 30. Oktober 1959 | GL Peter Hegglin | CVP | * 25. Dezember 1960 | ZG Werner Hösli | SVP | * 30. August 1961 | GL Claude Janiak | SP | * 30. Oktober 1948 | BL Daniel Jositsch | SP | * 25. März 1965 | ZH Karin Keller-Sutter | FDP | * 22. Dezember 1963 | SG Alex Kuprecht | 2. Vizepräsident | SVP | * 22. Dezember 1957 | SZ Christian Levrat | Parteipräsident | SP | * 7. Juli 1970 | FR Filippo Lombardi | Fraktionspräsident | CVP | * 29. Mai 1956 | TI Werner Luginbühl | BDP | * 4. Januar 1958 | BE Liliane Maury Pasquier | SP | * 16. Dezember 1956 | GE Thomas Minder | Parteilos | * 26. Dezember 1960 | SH Damian Müller | FDP | * 16. Dezember 1956 | LU Philipp Müller | FDP | * 5. September 1952 | AG Ruedi Noser | FDP | * 14. April 1961 | ZH Paul Rechsteiner | SP | * 26. August 1952 | SG Beat Rieder | CVP | * 12. Februar 1963 | VS Géraldine Savary | SP | * 14. November 1968 | VD Martin Schmid | FDP | * 24. Mai 1969 | GR Anne Seydoux-Christe | CVP | * 7. Juli 1958 | JU Hans Stöckli | 1. Vizepräsident | SP | * 12. April 1952 | BE Beat Vonlanthen | CVP | * 8. April 1957 | FR Hans Wicki | FDP | * 18. Februar 1964 | NW Roberto Zanetti | SP | * 14. Dezember 1954 | SO Amtliches Bulletin Bundesrat/rätin Bundesrat/rätin Bundesrat/rätin Bundesrat/rätin Bundesrat/rätin Bundesrat/rätin Protokollführer/in Redner/in Ratssekretäre/innen Sozialdemokratische Fraktion der Bundesversammlung (S) Grüne Fraktion der Bundesversammlung (G) Fraktion der Schweizerischen Volkspartei der Bundesversammlung (V) Fraktion CVP/EVP der Bundesversammlung (CE) FDP-Liberale Fraktion der Bundesversammlung (RL) Grünliberale Fraktion der Bundesversammlung (GL) Fraktion der Bürgerlich-Demokratischen Partei der Bundesversammlung (BD)
Seating arrangements for the Council of States from December 2018 by parliamentary group

This article lists all persons who belonged to the Council of States during the 50th legislative period of the Swiss Federal Assembly (2015–2019) .

The composition of the Council of States during the 50th legislative period essentially goes back to the parliamentary elections on October 18, 2015 ; Changes during the legislative period are listed at the end of the article.

Acting councilors

Surname Political party Canton Date of birth Council of States since job photo
Fabio Abate FDP Canton of TicinoCanton of Ticino Ticino 4th January 1966 5th December 2011 Lawyer Fabio Abate
Isidor Baumann CVP Canton of UriCanton of Uri Uri September 23, 1955 5th December 2011 Former government councilor Isidor Baumann
Didier Berberat SP Canton of NeuchâtelCanton of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel 1st December 1956 September 21, 2009 Lawyer Didier Berberat
Pirmin Bishop CVP Canton of SolothurnCanton of Solothurn Solothurn February 24, 1959 December 12, 2011 Lawyer Pirmin Bishop
Ivo Bischofberger CVP Canton of Appenzell InnerrhodenCanton of Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden February 24, 1958 June 4, 2007 Rector Ivo Bischofberger
Pascale Bruderer SP Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau July 28, 1977 5th December 2011 Business consultant Pascale Bruderer
Andrea Caroni FDP Canton of Appenzell AusserrhodenCanton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden April 19, 1980 November 30, 2015 Lawyer Andrea Caroni
Raphael Comte FDP Canton of NeuchâtelCanton of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel 29th September 1979 March 1, 2010 jurist Raphael Comte
Robert Cramer GPS Canton of GenevaCanton of Geneva Geneva 7th February 1954 December 3, 2007 Lawyer Robert Cramer
Josef Dittli FDP Canton of UriCanton of Uri Uri April 11, 1957 November 30, 2015 Former government councilor Josef Dittli
Roland Eberle SVP Canton of ThurgauCanton of Thurgau Thurgau 7th December 1953 5th December 2011 Entrepreneur
Joachim Eder FDP Canton of ZugCanton of Zug train November 24, 1951 5th December 2011 Former government councilor Joachim Eder
Stefan Engler CVP canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Grisons May 30, 1960 5th December 2011 Lawyer, former government councilor Stefan Engler
Erich Ettlin CVP Canton of ObwaldenCanton of Obwalden Obwalden May 30, 1962 November 30, 2015 tax consultant Erich Ettlin
Anita Fetz SP Canton of Basel-StadtCanton of Basel-Stadt Basel city March 19, 1957 December 1, 2003 Entrepreneur Anita Fetz
Peter Foehn SVP Canton of SchwyzCanton of Schwyz Schwyz December 11, 1952 December 15, 2011 Entrepreneur Peter Foehn
Jean-René Fournier CVP Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais Valais 18th December 1957 December 3, 2007 Former State Council Jean-René Fournier
Olivier Français FDP Canton of VaudCanton of Vaud Vaud October 1, 1955 November 30, 2015 City council Olivier Français
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
Ruedi Noser FDP Canton ZurichCanton Zurich Zurich April 14, 1961 December 8, 2015 Entrepreneur Ruedi Noser
Brigitte Häberli-Koller CVP Canton of ThurgauCanton of Thurgau Thurgau 23rd August 1958 5th December 2011 clerk Brigitte Häberli-Koller
Claude Hêche SP Canton of JuraCanton of Jura law December 20, 1952 December 3, 2007 Draftsman Claude Hêche
Thomas Hefti FDP Canton of GlarusCanton of Glarus Glarus October 30, 1959 March 3, 2014 Lawyer
Peter Hegglin CVP Canton of ZugCanton of Zug train December 25, 1960 November 30, 2015 Former government councilor Peter Hegglin
Werner Hösli SVP Canton of GlarusCanton of Glarus Glarus August 30, 1961 June 16, 2014 Head of the elderly center
Claude Janiak SP Canton of Basel-CountryCanton of Basel-Country Basel-Country October 30, 1948 December 3, 2007 Lawyer Claude Janiak
Daniel Jositsch SP Canton ZurichCanton Zurich Zurich March 25, 1965 December 8, 2015 Professor of criminal law Daniel Jositsch
Alex Kuprecht SVP Canton of SchwyzCanton of Schwyz Schwyz December 22, 1957 December 1, 2003 General agent Alex Kuprecht
Christian Levrat SP Canton of FriborgCanton of Friborg Freiburg July 7, 1970 May 29, 2012 jurist Christian Levrat
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, Former Government Councilor Werner Luginbühl
Liliane Maury Pasquier SP Canton of GenevaCanton of Geneva Geneva December 16, 1956 December 3, 2007 Midwife Liliane Maury Pasquier
Thomas Minder - Canton of SchaffhausenCanton of Schaffhausen Schaffhausen December 26, 1960 5th December 2011 Entrepreneur
Damian Müller FDP Canton lucerneCanton lucerne Lucerne October 25, 1984 November 30, 2015 Sales manager Damian Müller
Philipp Mueller FDP Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau 5th September 1952 November 30, 2015 General contractor Philipp Mueller
Paul Rechsteiner SP Canton of St. GallenCanton of St. Gallen St. Gallen August 26, 1952 December 12, 2011 Lawyer Paul Rechsteiner
Beat Rieder CVP Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais Valais February 12, 1963 November 30, 2015 Lawyer Beat Rieder
Géraldine Savary SP Canton of VaudCanton of Vaud Vaud November 14, 1968 December 3, 2007 Journalist Géraldine Savary
Martin Schmid FDP canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Grisons May 24, 1969 5th December 2011 Lawyer, former government councilor
Anne Seydoux-Christe CVP Canton of JuraCanton of Jura law July 7, 1958 December 3, 2007 Lawyer Anne Seydoux-Christe
Hans Stöckli SP Canton BernCanton Bern Bern April 12, 1952 5th December 2011 Lawyer Hans Stöckli
Beat Vonlanthen CVP Canton of FriborgCanton of Friborg Freiburg April 8, 1957 November 30, 2015 Former State Council Beat Vonlanthen
Hans Wicki FDP Canton of NidwaldenCanton of Nidwalden Nidwalden 18th February 1964 November 30, 2015 Former government councilor Hans Wicki
Benedict Würth CVP Canton of St. GallenCanton of St. Gallen St. Gallen 20th January 1968 3rd June 2019 Former government councilor
Roberto Zanetti SP Canton of SolothurnCanton of Solothurn Solothurn December 14, 1954 March 1, 2010 Managing director, former government councilor Roberto Zanetti

Changes during the legislative period

Surname Political party Canton Date of birth Taking office Resignation / death successor photo
Karin Keller-Sutter FDP Canton of St. GallenCanton of St. Gallen St. Gallen December 22nd, 1963 5th December 2011 December 31, 2018
( election to the Federal Council ) 		Benedict Würth Karin Keller-Sutter

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