List of government councilors in the canton of Schwyz

This list shows all members of the government council of Canton Schwyz (since 1848).

Party abbreviations

• CSP: Christian Social Party
• CVP: Christian Democratic People's Party
• FDP: Liberal Democratic Party or, since 2009, FDP. The Liberals
• KK: Catholic Conservatives (before party was founded in 1912)
• KVP: Swiss Conservative People's Party
• LVP: Liberal People's Party
• SP: Social Democratic Party
• SVP: Swiss People's Party

Government councils

Surname	Party / parliamentary group	Term of office	Born	Died
Franz Xaver Auf der Maur		1855-1866	1822	1904
Karl Auf der Maur		1880-1897	1845	1900
Caesar Bachmann	LVP	1944-1956	1892	1956
Dominik Bachmann		1856-1858	1826	1870
Joseph Leonz Bamert		1872-1884	1818	1894
Kaspar Bamert	LVP	1908-1924	1854	1926
Andreas Barraud	SVP	2008–	1957
Karl Benziger		1848-1852	1799	1852
Nikolaus Benziger		1872-1874	1830	1908
August Karl Bettschart	CIP	1928-1952	1885	1956
Karl Birchler		1880-1897	1835	1909
Karl Bolfing	CVP	1972-1988	1925	2001
Josef Boesch	CSP	1920-1956	1882	1972
Lorenz Boesch	CVP	2002-2010	1960
Paul Brandenberg	CVP	1980-1992	1928	2014
Egon Bruhin	LVP	1988-1996	1940
Josef Anton Ferdinand Büeler	CIP	1912-1920	1858	1939
Josef Anton Georg Büeler		1852-1862	1824	1891
René Bünter	SVP	2016-2020	1969
Josef Bürgi	LVP	1936-1948	1890	1948
Andreas Camenzind		1852-1856	1807	1869
Damian Camenzind		1858-1872	1828	1912
Josef Martin Camenzind	CIP	1912-1927	1863	1927
Martin Camenzind		1872	1822	1874
Richard Camenzind	LVP	1992-2000	1939
Alois Castell		1848-1852	1800	1858
Alois Christians	FDP	2000-2008	1948
Josef Diethelm	SP	1960-1977	1914	1978
Klemens Dober	CIP	1944-1960	1892	1983
Anton Düggelin	KK	1909-1910	1857	1910
Ambros Eberle		1878-1883	1820	1883
Gottfried Fassbind		1866-1878	1829	1878
Joseph Fassbind	LVP	1898-1916	1859	1924
Courtship Feusi	CIP	1960-1968	1901	1997
Josef Feusi	LVP	1974-1988	1920	2005
Hans Fuchs	CVP	1968-1980	1911	1996
Walter Gisler	CVP	1980-1992	1927
Josef Heinzer	SP	1944-1960	1886	1961
Georg Hess	CVP	2000-2010	1956	2016
Anton von Hettlingen	CIP	1916-1920	1859	1921
Joseph von Hettlingen		1860-1870	1827	1887
Armin Hüppin	SP	2000-2012	1960
Fritz Husi	CSP	1956-1972	1905	1985
Herbert Huwiler	SVP	2020–	1971
Friedrich Huwyler	FDP	1996-2004	1942	2009
Werner Inderbitzin	CVP	1992-2004	1942
Karl Kälin	CIP	1922-1928	1874	1959
Oskar Kälin	CVP	1992-2000	1944
Heinrich Kistler	SP	1977-1989	1927	1989
Alois Knüsel	CIP	1936-1944	1878	1968
Karl Kümin	KK	1867-1880 1883-1904	1835	1906
Dominik Kündig		1850-1860	1793	1868
Marcel Short	LVP	1980-1992	1929	2001
Georges Leimbacher	LVP	1968-1974	1911	1989
Johann Josef Litschi		1848-1852	1811	1860
Joseph Maria Loser		1879-1880	1837	1916
Franz Marty	CVP	1984-2002	1947
Josef Johann Mettler		1848-1850	1796	1850
Kaspar Michel	FDP	2010–	1970
Karl Muller	CIP	1920-1922	1872	1930
Martin Ochsner	CIP	1910-1920	1862	1939
Stefan Oechslin	CIP	1952-1968	1898	1980
Franz Anton Oethiker		1848-1852	1809	1952
Sandro Patierno	CVP	2020–	1969
Josef Räber	KK	1904-1916	1872	1934
Nazar von Reding-Biberegg		1848-1852	1806	1865
Rudolf von Reding-Biberegg	KK	1897-1912	1859	1926
Karl Reichlin	KK	1874-1916	1841	1924
Othmar Reichmuth	CVP	2010-2020	1960
Xaver Reichmuth	CVP	1968-1984	1931	2013
Peter Reuteler	FDP	2004–2012	1947
André Rüegsegger	SVP	2012–	1976
Anton Ruoss	LVP	1924-1944	1876	1949
Dominik Schilter		1870-1874	1823	1883
Karl von Schorno		1852-1854	1813	1874
Josef Maria Schuler	KK	1904-1912	1853	1915
Karl Schuler		1852-1854	1817	1854
Meinrad Schuler		1957-1967	1902	1967
Vital Schwander Sr.	KK	1874-1909	1841	1909
Vital Schwander jun.	CIP	1932-1960	1884	1973
Rudolf Sidler (I)	LVP	1924-1936	1867	1938
Rudolf Sidler (II)	LVP	1948-1964	1899	1964
Rudolf Sidler (III)	LVP	1972-1980	1931
Michael Stahli	CVP	2016–	1967
Johann Michael Stählin		1860-1874	1805	1874
Walter Stahlin	SVP	2004-2016	1956
Petra Steimen-Rickenbacher	FDP	2012–	1966
Johann Anton Steinegger		1848-1860 1862-1867	1811	1867
Stephan Steinauer		1874-1878	1820	1878
Alois Stutzer		1848	1810	1871
Karl Styger		1854-1866	1822	1897
Peter Suter		1866-1897	1826	1897
Math Theiler	CIP	1928-1936	1864	1950
Josef Ulrich	CVP	1960-1980	1916	2007
Karl von Weber	CIP	1920-1944	1879	1964
Margrit Weber-Röllin	CVP	1988-1996	1937
Johann Anton Winet		1884-1904	1827	1905
Richard Wyrsch	SP	1989-2000	1952	2019
Heinrich Wyss	LVP	1898-1908	1853	1910
Plazid Martin Wyss		1852-1872	1807	1874
Alois from Yberg (I)	LVP	1916-1924	1878	1959
Alois from Yberg (II)	LVP	1964-1972	1915	1987
Kurt Zibung	CVP	1996-2016	1950
Meinrad Ziltener	CIP	1916-1931	1869	1931

source

• Government Council of the Canton of Schwyz (ed.): The state of Schwyz in the federal state 1848-1998. Schwyz 1998, ISBN 3-90919622-1 .