Members of the Council of States The rules for elections to the small chamber vary from one canton to another; however, the term of office is always four years as in the National Council. ZH 1 Trix GL 13 This AR 25 Hans VD 37 Michel Heberlein Jenny Altherr Béguelin FDP, 2003 SVP, 1998 FDP, 2004 SP, 1999 [3] [5] [10] [1] [6] [8] [12] [1] [5] [7] [2] [3] [7] ZH 2 Hans GL 14 Fritz AI 26 Carlo VD 38 Christiane Hofmann Schiesser Schmid-Sutter Langenberger SVP, 1998 FDP, 1990 CVP, 1980 FDP, 1999 [2] [6] [8] [4] [9] [11] [3] [6] [10] [4] [5] [7] BE 3 Hans ZG 15 Peter SG 27 Eugen VS 39 Simon Lauri Bieri David Epiney SVP, 2001 CVP, 1995 CVP, 1999 CVP, 1999 [1] [9] [4] [7] [8] [4] [5] [9] [1] [6] [11] BE 4 Simonetta ZG 16 Rolf SG 28 Erika VS 40 Rolf Sommaruga Schweiger Forster-Vannini Escher SP, 2003 FDP, 1999 FDP, 1995 CVP, 1999 [3] [6] [9] [11] [1] [6] [11] [5] [6] [9] [2] [6] [8] [10] LU 5 Helen FR 17 Alain GR 29 Christoffel NE 41 Pierre Leumann-Würsch Berset Brändli Bonhôte FDP, 1995 SP, 2003 SVP, 1995 SP, 2005 [2] [7] [9] [1] [9] [11] [12] [5] [6] [8] [2] [10] [11] LU 6 Franz FR 18 Urs GR 30 Theo NE 42 Gisèle Wicki Schwaller Maissen Ory CVP, 1995 CVP, 2003 CVP, 1995 SP, 2003 [2] [9] [11] [1] [5] [7] [3] [4] [7] [12] [2] [4] [5] UR 7 Hansheiri SO 19 Rolf AG 31 Thomas GE 43 Christiane Inderkum Büttiker Pfisterer Brunner CVP, 1995 FDP, 1991 FDP, 1999 SP, 1995 [6] [10] [11] [6] [8] [10] [1] [6] [8] [3] [5] [10] UR 8 Hansruedi SO 20 Ernst AG 32 Maximilian GE 44 Françoise Stadler Leuenberger Reimann Saudan CVP, 1999 SP, 1999 SVP, 1995 FDP, 1995 [2] [4] [11] [1] [8] [9] [3] [7] [10] [2] [3] [10] SZ 9 Bruno BS 21 Anita TG 33 Hermann JU 45 Madeleine Frick Fetz Bürgi Amgwerd CVP, 1991 SP, 2003 SVP, 1999 CVP, 2003 [3] [5] [9] [1] [4] [5] [4] [7] [11] [2] [4] [7] SZ 10 Alex BL 22 Hans TG 34 Philipp JU 46 Pierre-Alain Kuprecht Fünfschilling Stähelin Gentil SVP, 2003 FDP, 1999 CVP, 1999 SP, 1995 [2] [5] [7] [10] [1] [4] [8] [1] [3] [5] [7] [8] [10] OW 11 Hans SH 23 Peter TI 35 Filippo Hess Briner Lombardi FDP, 1998 FDP, 1999 CVP, 1999 [2] [7] [8] [11] [2] [3] [10] [12] [1] [6] [8] [12] The year of election into the Council is stated NW 12 Marianne SH 24 Hannes TI 36 Dick Slongo Germann Marty after the member’s party affiliation; the figures CVP, 1999 SVP, 2002 FDP, 1995 in brackets refer to the committees to which [8] [9] [10] [3] [4] [9] [11] [3] [9] [11] the member belongs (see page 27). 21 Members of the National Council Elections to the large chamber are held once every four years. The Federal Constitution guarantees at least one seat for each canton. In the cantons entitled to more than one seat because of their population, the people have elected their deputies by a system of proportional representation since 1919; that means that the number of seats held by the parties in the Council is roughly equivalent to the share of votes cast for them. ZH 1 Max ZH 21 Vreni BE 41 Peter LU 61 Franz ZG 81 Marcel Binder Müller-Hemmi Vollmer Brun Scherer SVP, 1991 SP, 1995 SP, 1989 CVP, 2003 SVP, 1999 [2] [8] [3] [4] [1] [8] [8] [12] [5] [12] ZH 2 Toni ZH 22 Anita BE 42 Ursula LU 62 Josef FR 82 Dominique Bortoluzzi Thanei Wyss Leu de Buman SVP, 1991 SP, 1995 SP, 1999 CVP, 1991 CVP, 2003 [5] [12] [11] [6] [10] [7] [9] [9] ZH 3 Hans ZH 23 Felix BE 43 Adrian LU 63 Ruedi FR 83 Thérèse Fehr Gutzwiller Amstutz Lustenberger Meyer SVP, 1995 FDP, 1999 SVP, 2003 CVP, 1999 CVP, 1999 [10] [5] [10] [6] [10] [5] [10] ZH 4 Hans ZH 24 Rolf BE 44 Ursula LU 64 Josef FR 84 Erwin Kaufmann Hegetschweiler Haller Kunz Jutzet SVP, 1999 FDP, 1991 SVP, 1999 SVP, 1995 SP, 1995 [1] [9] [6] [8] [7] [4] [6] [3] [11] ZH 5 Robert ZH 25 Markus BE 45 Rudolf LU 65 Otto FR 85 Christian Keller Hutter Joder Laubacher Levrat SVP, 1999 FDP, 2003 SVP, 1999 SVP, 1999 SP, 2003 [6] [12] [1] [10] [11] [8] [8] ZH 6 Ueli ZH 26 Filippo BE 46 Fritz Abraham LU 66 Felix FR 86 Hugo Maurer Leutenegger Oehrli Müri Fasel SVP, 1991 FDP, 2003 SVP, 1995 SVP, 2003 CSP, 1991 [1] [1] [2] [7] [3] [2] [5] ZH 7 Christoph ZH 27 Ruedi BE 47 Simon LU 67 Otto FR 87 Jean-Paul Mörgeli Noser Schenk Ineichen Glasson SVP, 1999 FDP, 2003 SVP, 1994 FDP, 2003 FDP, 1999 [3] [2] [4] [8] [4] [2] [11] ZH 8 Hans ZH 28 Ruth BE 48 Walter LU 68 Georges FR 88 Jean-François Rutschmann Genner Schmied Theiler Rime SVP, 2004 GP, 1998 SVP, 1991 FDP, 1995 SVP, 2003 [6] [12] [4] [9] [3] [6] [8] [9] ZH 9 Ernst ZH 29 Daniel BE 49 Hansruedi LU 69 Louis SO 89 Boris Schibli Vischer Wandfluh Schelbert Banga SVP, 2001 GP, 2003 SVP, 1999 GP, ab 6.3.2006 SP, 1995 [3] [10] [11] [9] [3] [7] ZH 10 Ulrich ZH 30 Kathy BE 50 Hermann LU 70 Hans SO 90 Bea Schlüer Riklin Weyeneth Widmer Heim SVP, 1995 CVP, 1999 SVP, 1994 SP, 1996 SP, 2003 [3] [7] [2] [4] [1] [10] [4] [7] [10] ZH 11 Jürg ZH 31 Rosmarie BE 51 Christa UR 71 Gabi SO 91 Roland Stahl Zapfl Markwalder Bär Huber Borer SVP, 1999 CVP, 1995 FDP, 2003 FDP, 2003 SVP, 1991 [5] [6] [3] [3] [11] [11] [5] [7] ZH 12 Bruno ZH 32 Ruedi BE 52 Johann N. SZ 72 Peter SO 92 Walter Zuppiger Aeschbacher Schneider Föhn Wobmann SVP, 1999 EVP, 1999 FDP, 1999 SVP, 1995 SVP, 2003 [1] [9] [6] [11] [9] [8] [3] ZH 13 Jacqueline ZH 33 Martin BE 53 Pierre SZ 73 Pirmin SO 93 Kurt Fehr Bäumle Triponez Schwander Fluri SP, 1998 glp, 2003 FDP, 1999 SVP, 2003 FDP, 2003 [5] [8] [6] [12] [5] [1] [10] [11] ZH 14 Mario ZH 34 Markus BE 54 Kurt SZ 74 Josi SO 94 Rudolf Fehr Wäfler Wasserfallen Gyr-Steiner Steiner SP, 1999 EDU, 2003 FDP, 1999 SP, 2003 FDP, 1993 [3] [1] [2] [7] [2] [12] [1] [6] ZH 15 Chantal BE 35 Evi BE 55 Therese SZ 75 Reto SO 95 Elvira Galladé Allemann Frösch Wehrli Bader SP, 2003 SP, 2003 GB, 2003 CVP, 2003 CVP, 1999 [4] [8] [1] [5] [6] ZH 16 Christine BE 36 André BE 56 Franziska OW 76 Adrian BS 96 Remo Goll Daguet Teuscher Imfeld Gysin SP, 1991 SP, 2003 GP, 1995 CVP, 2001 SP, 1995 [5] [2] [5] [8] [7] [11] [3] [9] ZH 17 Andreas BE 37 Paul BE 57 Walter NW 77 Eduard BS 97 Rudolf Gross Günter Donzé Engelberger Rechsteiner SP, 1991 SP, 1979–91, 1995 EVP, 2000 FDP, 1995 SP, 1995 [10] [7] [12] [7] [10] [7] [10] [5] [6] ZH 18 Barbara BE 38 Margret BE 58 Bernhard GL 78 Werner BS 98 Silvia Haering Kiener Nellen Hess Marti Schenker SP, 1990 SP, 2003 SD, 1999 SP, 1991 SP, 2003 [7] [1] [1] [8] [5] ZH 19 Vreni BE 39 Hans BE 59 Norbert ZG 79 Josef BS 99 Jean Henri Hubmann Stöckli Hochreutener Lang Dunant SP, 1995 SP, 2004 CVP, 1995–99, 2003 SGA, 2003 SVP, 1999 [10] [11] [10] [12] [8] [11] [7] [5] ZH 20 Barbara BE 40 Ruth-Gaby BE 60 Christian ZG 80 Gerhard BS 100 Johannes Marty Kälin Vermot-Mangold Waber Pfister Randegger SP, 2000 SP, 1995 EDU, 1997 CVP, 2003 FDP, 1995 [6] [10] [2] [3] [10] [4] 22 The year of election into the Council is stated after the member’s party affiliation; the figures in brackets refer to the committees to which the member belongs (see page 27). BL 101 Caspar SG 121 Walter AG 141 Doris VD 161 Pierre-François VS 181 Oskar Baader Müller Leuthard Veillon Freysinger SVP, 1998 FDP, 2003 CVP, 1999 SVP, 2003 SVP, 2003 [9] [3] [9] [2] [4] BL 102 Christian SG 122 Peter AG 142 Geri VD 162 Yves VS 182 Jean-René Miesch Weigelt Müller Christen Germanier SVP, 1991–95, 2003 FDP, 1995 GP, 2003 FDP, 1995 FDP, 2003 [7] [8] [12] [2] [3] [6] [10] [8] BL 103 Claude SG 123 Pia AG 143 Heiner VD 163 Charles NE 183 Didier Janiak Hollenstein Studer Favre Berberat SP, 1999 GP, 1991 EVP, 1999 FDP, 1999 SP, 1995 [2] [7] [8] [3] [4] [9] [9] BL 104 Susanne Leutenegger GR 124 Brigitta M. TG 144 J. Alexander VD 164 Yves NE 184 Valérie Oberholzer Gadient Baumann Guisan Garbani SP, 1987–91, 1999 SVP, 1995 SVP, 1995 FDP, 1995 SP, 1999 [9] [11] [2] [4] [11] [5] [7] [11] BL 105 Maya GR 125 Hansjörg TG 145 Peter VD 165 René NE 185 Didier Graf Hassler Spuhler Vaudroz Burkhalter GP, 2001 SVP, 1999 SVP, 1999 FDP, 1999 FDP, 2003 [4] [5] [9] [7] [7] [11] BL 106 Hans Rudolf GR 126 Duri TG 146 Hansjörg VD 166 Marlyse NE 186 Francine Gysin Bezzola Walter Dormond Béguelin John-Calame FDP, 1987 FDP, 1991 SVP, 1999 SP, 1999 GP, 2005 [9] [7] [8] [9] [1] [3] BL 107 Walter GR 127 Sep TG 147 Edith VD 167 Roger NE 187 Yvan Jermann Cathomas Graf-Litscher Nordmann Perrin CVP, 2003 CVP, 2003 SP, 2005 SP, 2004 SVP, 2003 [8] [2] [6] [2] [6] [10] SH 108 Gerold GR 128 Andrea TG 148 Brigitte VD 168 Pierre GE 188 Liliane Bührer Hämmerle Häberli-Koller Salvi Maury Pasquier FDP, 1991 SP, 1991 CVP, 2003 SP, 2002 SP, 1995 [3] [9] [8] [11] [2] [4] [7] [3] [5] SH 109 Hans-Jürg AG 129 Lieni TG 149 Werner VD 169 Géraldine GE 189 Maria Fehr Füglistaller Messmer Savary Roth-Bernasconi SP, 1999 SVP, 2005 FDP, 1999 SP, 2003 SP, 1995–99, 2003 [9] [4] [6] [12] [4] [2] [10] [12] AR 110 Marianne AG 130 Ulrich TI 150 Fabio VD 170 Serge GE 190 Carlo Kleiner Giezendanner Abate Beck Sommaruga FDP, 2003 SVP, 1991 FDP, 2000 Lib., 1998 SP, 2003 [1] [8] [1] [2] [10] [11] AI 111 Arthur AG 131 Walter TI 151 Fulvio VD 171 Claude GE 191 Martine Loepfe Glur Pelli Ruey Brunschwig Graf CVP, 1999 SVP, 1999 FDP, 1995 Lib., 1999 Lib., 2003 [1] [7] [2] [9] [5] [4] SG 112 Elmar AG 132 Hans Ulrich TI 152 Laura VD 172 Marianne GE 192 Jacques-Simon Bigger Mathys Sadis Huguenin Eggly SVP, 1999 SVP, 1999 FDP, 2003 PdA, 2003 Lib., 1983 [6] [2] [11] [4] [3] SG 113 Toni AG 133 Ulrich TI 153 Franco VD 173 Josef GE 193 Jacques Brunner Siegrist Cavalli Zisyadis Pagan SVP, 1995 SVP, 1999 SP, 1995 PdA, 1991–96, 1999 SVP, 2003 [2] [6] [7] [11] [4] [11] SG 114 Jasmin AG 134 Luzi TI 154 Fabio VD 174 Anne-Catherine GE 194 André Hutter Stamm Pedrina Menétrey-Savary Reymond SVP, 2003 SVP, 1991 SP, 1999 GP, 1999 SVP, 2003 [10] [3] [11] [2] [8] [6] [11] [6] SG 115 Theophil AG 135 Pascale TI 155 Meinrado VD 175 Luc GE 195 Luc