List of the Council of States of the Canton of Bern

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This list shows all members of the Council of States from the Canton of Bern since the state was founded in 1848 until today.

Party abbreviations

Council of States

Surname Party / parliamentary group Term of office Born Died
Adrian Amstutz SVP 2011 1953
Christine Beerli FDP 1991-2003 1953
Franz Bigler FDP 1898-1906 1847 1919
Albert Bitzius Free minded 1879-1882 1835 1882
Eduard Eugen Blösch conservative 1850-1851 1807 1866
Constant Bodenheimer Free minded 1874-1878 1836 1893
Abraham Boivin conservative 1851-1855 1815 1885
Dewet Buri BGB 1957-1971 1901 1995
Paul Charmillot FDP 1919-1932 1865 1932
Friedrich Eggli Free minded 1885-1895 1838 1895
Peter Gerber SVP 1979-1987 1923 2012
Charles Albert Gobat Free minded 1884-1890 1843 1914
Arthur Hänsenberger FDP 1979-1991 1927 2014
Johann Friedrich Hofer Free minded 1876-1877 1832 1894
Charles Jeanneret FDP 1959-1967 1892 1979
Karl Gustav King independent 1867-1868 1828 1892
Fritz Krauchthaler SVP 1971-1979 1915 2002
Gottfried Kunz FDP 1907-1919 1859 1930
Christoph Albert Kurz conservative 1851-1854 1806 1864
Hans Lauri SVP 2001-2007 1944
Johann Ulrich Lehmann Free minded 1862-1865 1817 1876
Jakob Leuenberger Free minded 1860-1861 1823 1871
Hermann Lienhard FDP 1890-1895 1851 1905
Werner Luginbühl SVP / BDP 2007-2019 1958
Leo Merz FDP 1918-1919 1869 1952
Johann Friedrich Michel Free minded 1877-1879 1825 1889
Paul Migy Free minded 1848-1851 1814 1879
Georges Moeckli SP 1948-1959 1889 1974
Niklaus Morgenthaler FDP 1903-1908 1853 1928
Carl Moser BGB 1919-1935 1867 1959
Henri Mouttet FDP 1932-1948 1883 1975
Niklaus Niggeler Free minded 1848-1850
1855-1860
1817 1872
Maurice Péquignot FDP 1967-1979 1918 2013
Johannes Ritschard FDP 1895-1903 1845 1908
Aimé Rossel Free minded 1856 1820 1877
Christian Sahli Free minded 1864-1866
1868-1874
1879-1885
1825 1897
Werner Salzmann SVP 2019– 1962
Karl Schenk Free minded 1857-1863 1823 1895
Alfred Scheurer FDP 1879
1882-1883
1896-1897
1840 1921
Samuel Schmid SVP 1999-2000 1947
Jean Sessler Free minded 1865-1868 1822 1897
Simonetta Sommaruga SP 2003-2010 1960
Jakob Stämpfli Free minded 1854 1820 1879
Hans Stöckli SP 2011– 1952
Adolf von Steiger FDP 1908-1918 1859 1925
Jakob Rudolf Weber BGB 1935-1957 1887 1972
Johann Weber Free minded 1868-1875 1828 1878
Ulrich Zimmerli SVP 1987-1999 1942

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