List of members of the Swiss Council of States (2007–2011)

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This is a list of members of the

Swiss Council of States of the 48th legislature (2007–2011). Most members were elected in the 2007 Swiss federal election
.

Current members

C. Councillor
Party
W. Notes
AG
Christine Egerszegi
FDP.The Liberals
[1]
AG
Maximilian Reimann Swiss People's Party [2]
AI
Ivo Bischofberger Christian Democratic People's Party Reelected
AR
Hans Altherr
FDP.The Liberals
Reelected
BE
Simonetta Sommaruga Social Democratic Party Reelected
BE
Werner Luginbühl Conservative Democratic Party Elected for the Swiss People's Party
BL
Claude Janiak Social Democratic Party Reelected
BS
Anita Fetz Social Democratic Party Reelected
FR Urs Schwaller Christian Democratic People's Party Reelected
FR Alain Berset Social Democratic Party Reelected; Vice-President 2007/2008
GE Liliane Maury Pasquier Social Democratic Party
GE Robert Cramer Green Party
GL This Jenny Swiss People's Party
GL Pankraz Freitag
FDP.The Liberals
Elected in February 2008 to succeed Fritz Schiesser
GR
Theo Maissen Christian Democratic People's Party Reelected
GR
Christoffel Brändli Swiss People's Party Reelected; President 2007/2008
JU Claude Hêche Social Democratic Party
JU Anne Seydoux-Christe Christian Democratic People's Party
LU Helen Leumann-Würsch
FDP.The Liberals
Reelected
LU Konrad Graber Christian Democratic People's Party
NE Didier Burkhalter
FDP.The Liberals
NE Gisèle Ory Social Democratic Party Reelected
NW
Paul Niederberger Christian Democratic People's Party Reelected
OW
Hans Hess
FDP.The Liberals
Reelected
SG Eugen David Christian Democratic People's Party Reelected
SG Erika Forster-Vannini
FDP.The Liberals
Reelected; 2nd Vice-President 2007/2008
SH Peter Briner
FDP.The Liberals
SH Hannes Germann Swiss People's Party Reelected
SO Rolf Büttiker
FDP.The Liberals
Reelected
SO Ernst Leuenberger Social Democratic Party
SZ Bruno Frick Christian Democratic People's Party
SZ Alex Kuprecht Swiss People's Party
TG
Philipp Stähelin Christian Democratic People's Party Reelected
TG
Hermann Bürgi Swiss People's Party
TI
Filippo Lombardi Christian Democratic People's Party Reelected
TI
Dick Marty
FDP.The Liberals
Reelected
UR Hansheiri Inderkum Christian Democratic People's Party Reelected; President 2010/2011
UR Hansruedi Stadler Christian Democratic People's Party
VD
Luc Recordon Green Party
VD
Géraldine Savary Social Democratic Party Reelected
VS
René Imoberdorf Christian Democratic People's Party Reelected
VS
Jean-René Fournier Christian Democratic People's Party Reelected
ZG
Peter Bieri
Christian Democratic People's Party
ZG Rolf Schweiger
FDP.The Liberals
Reelected
ZH
Felix Gutzwiller
FDP.The Liberals
Reelected
ZH
Verena Diener Green Liberal Party [3]

Former members

C. Councillor
Party
Notes
GL Fritz Schiesser
FDP.The Liberals
Reelected; appointed to ETH Board, resigned, and succeeded by Pankraz Freitag

Notes and references

See also

  • Political parties of Switzerland
    for the abbreviations
  • List of members of the Swiss Council of States (2003-2007)
  • Presidents of the Council of States
  • List of members of the Swiss National Council