List of members of the Council of States (2003–2007)

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This is a list of members of the Swiss Council of States during the 47th legislature (2003–2007). Most members were elected in the 2003 Swiss federal election.

Presidents[edit]

Members[edit]

Name Party C. URL
Hans Altherr[1] FDP/PRD AR
Madeleine Amgwerd CVP/PDC JU
Michel Béguelin SPS/PSS VD
Alain Berset SPS/PSS FR [1]
Peter Bieri[2] CVP/PDC ZG
Ivo Bischofberger[3] CVP/PDC AI
Pierre Bonhôte[4] SPS/PSS NE [2]
Christoffel Brändli SVP/UDC GR
Peter Briner FDP/PRD SH [3]
Christiane Brunner SPS/PSS GE
Hermann Bürgi SVP/UDC TG [4]
Rolf Büttiker[5] FDP/PRD SO
Eugen David CVP/PDC SG
Simon Epiney CVP/PDC VS [5]
Rolf Escher CVP/PDC VS
Anita Fetz SPS/PSS BS [6]
Erika Forster-Vannini FDP/PRD SG [7]
Bruno Frick[6] CVP/PDC SZ [8]
Hans Fünfschilling FDP/PRD BL [9][permanent dead link]
Pierre-Alain Gentil SPS/PSS JU
Hannes Germann SVP/UDC SH [10]
Trix Heberlein FDP/PRD ZH
Hans Hess FDP/PRD OW
Hans Hofmann SVP/UDC ZH
Hansheiri Inderkum CVP/PDC UR
This Jenny SVP/UDC GL
Alex Kuprecht SVP/UDC SZ
Christiane Langenberger FDP/PRD VD
Hans Lauri SVP/UDC BE
Ernst Leuenberger SPS/PSS SO [11]
Helen Leumann-Würsch FDP/PRD LU [12]
Filippo Lombardi CVP/PDC TI [13]
Theo Maissen CVP/PDC GR
Dick Marty FDP/PRD TI [14]
Hans-Rudolf Merz[7] FDP/PRD AR
Gisèle Ory SPS/PSS NE
Thomas Pfisterer FDP/PRD AG [15]
Maximilian Reimann SVP/UDC AG [16]
Françoise Saudan FDP/PRD GE
Fritz Schiesser[8] FDP/PRD GL
Carlo Schmid[9] CVP/PDC AI [17]
Urs Schwaller CVP/PDC FR
Rolf Schweiger FDP/PRD ZG [18]
Marianne Slongo CVP/PDC NW [19]
Simonetta Sommaruga SPS/PSS BE [20]
Hansruedi Stadler CVP/PDC UR
Philipp Stähelin CVP/PDC TG
Jean Studer[10] SPS/PSS NE
Franz Wicki CVP/PDC LU

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Elected to replace Hans-Rudolf Merz
  2. ^ President 2006/2007
  3. ^ Elected at the regular elections on April 29, 2007 to succeed to Carlo Schmid-Sutter
  4. ^ Elected on 20 November 2005 to replace Jean Studer
  5. ^ President 2005/2006
  6. ^ President 2004/2005
  7. ^ Elected to the Federal Council on December 10, 2003
  8. ^ President 2003/2004
  9. ^ Regular term ended April 29, 2007; succeeded by Ivo Bischofberger
  10. ^ Resigned following election to the Conseil d'Etat of the Canton of Neuchâtel

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