Worldwide Guide to Women in
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Switzerland Local Leaders
Female suffrage in Vaud/Waadt 1959, Neufchatel 1959, Génève 1960, Basel-Stadt 1966, Basel-Landschaft 1968, Tesino 1969, Zürich, Luzern and Wallis/Valai 1970, 1971/72 the rest apart from Appenzell-Ausserrhoden in 1989 and Appenzell-Inerhroden in 1990.
Also see Switzerland Chiefs of Government and Switzerland Ministers
Kanton Aargau
The Landammann is in
office 1.
April-31. March
1985/86 President of the Grosser Rat Elisabeth Schmid
1988/89President of the Grosser Rat Dora Bärtschi
1993/94 President of the Grosser Rat Elisabeth Sailer-Albrecht
1993-99 Councillor of Health Dr.phil. Stéphane
Mörikofer-Zwez
1996-97 Landstatthalter (Deputy Chief of
Government)
1997-98 Landammann (Chief of Government)
1999-2001 Councillor of Finance
2000-01 Landstatthalter
2002/03 Vice-President of the
Grosser Rat
Barbara Roth
2003/04 President
2004/05 Vice-President
of the Grosser Rat Corina Eichenberger-Walther
2005/06 President
2005/06 Vice-President of
the Grosser Rat Esther Egger-Wyss
2006/07 President
2009-17 Councillor of Social Affairs and Health Susanne Hochuli
2011-12 Frau Landstatthalter
2012-13 Landammann (Chief of Government)
2015-16 Frau Landstatthalter
2016 Landammann
2009-10 2. Vice-President
of the Grosser Rat Patricia Schreiber-Rebmann
2010-11 President
2010-11 2. Vice-President of the Grosser Rat Kathrin Nadler
2011
2. Vice-President of the Grosser Rat Kathrin Scholl-Debrunner
2011-12 1. Vice-President
2012-13 President
2011-12 2. Vice-President of the Grosser Rat Vreni Friker-Kaspar
2012-13 1.
Vice-President
2013-14 President
2015- Head Clerk of
the Chancery Vincenza Trivigno
2016- Councillor of
Health Franziska Roth
2016- Chancellor Vincenza Trivigno
Kanton Appenzell-Ausserrhoden
The Landammann is in
office for four years
1994-2003 Government Councillor and Director of
Finance Marianne Kleiner-Schläpfer
1997-2000 President of the Government/Landammann
1994-2007 Government Councillor and Director of
Health Alice Scherrer-Baumann
2003-07 Landammann
2000 President of the Kantonsrat Elisabeth Kunz
2001-03 Vice-President of the
Kantonsrat Regina Dörig
2005-07 President of the Kantonsrat
2005- Government Councillor and
Director of Economy Marianne Koller-Bohl
2005-15 Government Councillor of
Agriculture
2011-12 Deputy Chief
of Government (Landammann-Stellvertreterin)
2013-14 Frau Landammann
2015-
Vice-Landammann
2015- Director of Building
2015-16 Director of
Environment
2011-12 2. Vice-President of
the Kantonsrat Edith Beeler, Appenzell
2012-13 1. Vice-President
2013-14
President
2013-14 2. Vice-President of the Kantonsrat Ursula
Rütsche-Fässler
2014-15 1. Vice-President
2015-16 President
Appenzell-Innerrhoden
The Regierende
Landammann is in office
starts and ends the last sunday in April
1996-99 Councillor of Standescommission,
Treasurer and Director of Finance Ruth Metzler-Arnold
1999 Vice-President of the Government (Stillstehender
Landammann)
Her German title was Regierungsrätin or standeskommissionärin für Finanzen -
Säckelmeisterin. From 1999 Federal Councillor of Justice
2008-09 Vice-President of the Grosser Rat Gabi Weishaupt-Stalder
2009-10 Vice-President of the Grosser Rat Vreni Kölbener-Zuberbühler
2010- Stathalterin and Councillor of the
Standescommission, Director Health and Social Affairs Antonia Fässler
She was elected as substitute for a Councillor who
resigned and thus also became 2. Vice-Chairperson of the Government.
Kanton Basel Stadt (Basel City)
The Präsidentin is
in office 1. February-2. February
1975-76
President of the Grosser Rat Gertrud Spiess
1978-79 Vice-President of the
Grosser
Rat dr.
Marie-Agnes Massini
1979-78 President
Female Deputy Presidents are known as Statthalterin and female President
as Ratspräsidentin
1990-91 President of the
Grosser Rat
Monika Schib-Stirnimann
Her official title was Ratspräsidentin.
1992-2000 Councillor of Health lic.phil.
Veronica Schaller
1998-99 President of the Government
2000-01 Councillor of Education
1996- Councillor of Bulding and Industrial Works
Barbara Schneider
2000 Vice-President of the Government
2001-02 President
2005-06 Vice-President of the Government (Regierungsvizepräsidentin)
2006 President
1997-98 President of the Grosser Rat Margrit Spoerri
1999-2000 1. Vice-President of the Grosser Rat Mariann Keller-Beutler
2003-04 1. Vice-President (Statthalterin) of the Grosser Rat Beatrice
Inglin-Buomberger
2004-05 President of the Grosser Rat
She was the fifth woman to preside over the
Kantonsrat
2003-04 Vice-President of the
Grosser
Rat
Brigitta Gerber
2004- Councillor of Finance Dr.phil. Eva Herzog
2006-07 Vice-President of the Government
2007-08 President of the Government
2017 Vice-President of the
Government
2006-07 Vice-President of the Grosser Rat
Dr. Brigitta Gerber
2007-08 President of the Grosser Rat
2008-09 Vice-President of the Grosser Rat Dorothea Loosli-Amstutz
2009- Head Clerk of the Chancery Barbara
Schüpbach-Guggenbühl
2012-13
Landratsvizepräsidentin Marianne Hollinger
2013-14 Landratspräsidentin
2014 Vice-President of the Grossen Rat Elisabeth
Ackermann
2015 President of the Grossen Rat
2016- Councillor of the
Presidential Office
2017 President of the Government
Kanton Basel Landschaft (Basel Landscape)
The Regierungspräsidentin is in office 1. July-30 June
1985-86 Kantonsrat President Heidy Strub
1988-89 Kantonsrat President Margot Hunziker
1994-2005 Councillor of Building and Environment
Elisabeth Schneider-Kenel
1997-98 Vice-President of the Government
1998-99 President of the Government
2001-02 Vice-President of the Government
2002-03 President of the Government
2004-05 Vice-President of the Government
2005-06 President of the Government
1995-96 Stattthalter of the Kantonsrat Margrit
Schöri
1996-97 Vice-President
1995-96 Kantonsrat President Liselotte Schelble
1997-98 Kantonsrat President Heidi Tschopp
2002-02 Kantonsrat-Vice-President Ursula Jäggi
2002-03 President
2003-
Councillor of Justice, Police and Military Sabine Pegoraro
2006-07
Vice-President of the Government
2007-08 President of the Governnment
2011-12 Vice-President of the
Government
2012-13 President of the Governnment
2016-17
Vice-President of the Government
2003-04 Kantonsrat-Vice-President
Daniela Schneeberger
2004-05 President
2005-2006 Vice-President of the Landrat Elisabeth Schneider
2006-07 Landratspräsidentin
From 2007 Chairperson of the Faction of CVP.
2007-08 Landratspräsidentin Esther Maag
2014-15
Landratspräsidentin Daniela Gaugler
Kanton Bern
The Regierungsrat is in office 1. June to 31. May
1984-85 1. Vice-President of the
Grosser Rat Magrit Schlappi-Brawand
1985-86 2. Vice-President of the
Grosser Rat
1986-87 President of the Grosser Rat
1986-90 Councillor of Education Leni Robert
1988-89 Vice-President of the Government
1990-91 2. Vice-President of the Grosser Rat Eva Maria Zbinden-Sulzer
1991-92
1. Vice-President of the Grosser Rat
1992-93 President of the
Grosser Rat
1992-2002 Councillor of Building, Trafic and Energy
Dori Schaer-Born
1994-95 Vice-President of the Government
1995-96 President of the Government
1994-2006 Councillor of People's Economy Elisabeth Zölch-Balmer
1996-97 Vice-President of the Government
1997-98 President of the Government
2002-03 President of the Government
1996-2006 Councillor of Police and Military Dora
Andres
1999-2000 Vice-President of the Government (1/6-31/5)
2000-01 President of the Government
1997-98 President of the Grosser Rat Ursula Haller Vannini
1999-2000 2. Vice-President of the
Grosser Rat
Barbara Egger-Jenzer
2000 1. Vice-President of the
Grosser Rat
2001-02 President of the Grosser Rat
2002- Councillor of Housing, Traffic and Construction
2003-04 Vice-President of the Government
2004-05 President of the Government
2007-08 Vice-President of the Government
2008-09 President of the Government
1998-99 2. Vice-President of the
Grosser Rat Mariann
Keller-Beutler
1999-2000 1. Vice-President of the Grosser Rat
2000 President of the
Grosser Rat
2006-07 2.
Vice-President of the Grosser Rat Dorothea Loosli-Amstutz
2007-08 1.
Vice-President of the Grosser Rat
2008-09
President of the Grosser Rat
2007-08 2. Vice-President of the Grossrat Chantal Bornoz Flück
2008-09 1. Vice-President
of the Grossrat
2009-10 President of the Grossrat
2009-10 2. Vice-President
Susanne Bommeli
She lived
(1951-2011)
2010-11 2. Vicepresident of the Grossrat Therese
Rufer-Wüthrich
2011-12 1. Vicepresident of the Grossrat
2012-13 President
of the Grossrat
2010-
Councillor of Finance Beatrice Simon
2015-16 Vice-President of the
Government
2016-17 President of the Government
2012-13 2. Vice-President of
the Grossrat Béatrice Struchen
2013-14 1. Vice-President of the Grossrat
2014-15 President of the Grossrat
2015-16 2. Vice-President of the Grossrat Ursula Zybach
2016-17 1. Vice-President of the Grossrat
Canton Fribourg/Kanton Freiburg
The Président,
Präsidentin is in office 1. January-31. December
1986-87 President de Grand Conseil Elisabeth Déglise
In 1984 she was 2. vice-President and 1985 1. Vice-President of the legislature.
1987-91 Councillor of Building Roselyne Crausaz
1991 Vice-President of the Council of State
1991- Councillor of Social Affairs and Health
Ruth Lüthi-Affolter
1995 Vice-President
1996 President of the Government
1999 Vice-President of the Government
2000 President of the Government
2004 Vice-President
2005 President of the Government
In 2002 she was candidate for the post of Federal Councillor.
1992 President of the Grand Conseil Rose-Marie Ducrot
1994 President of the Grand Conseil Madeleine Duc-Jordan
1996 2. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil
Irmgard Jungo
1997 1. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil
1998
President of the Grand Conseil
1999 President of the Grand Conseil Elisabeth Leu-Lehmann
2002- Councillor of Education, Culture and Sport Isabelle
Chassot
2006 Vice-President of the Council of State
2007 President
2013 Vice-President
2004 1.
Vice-President of the Grand Conseil
Anne-Claude Demierre
2005 President of the Grand Conseil
2005- Councillor of Health and Social Affairs
2012 Vice-President of the
Government
2013 President of the Government
2005- Chancellor Danielle Gagnaux-Morel
As Chancelière d'Etat she is the Secretary General of the Council of State
(Government)
2008 2. Vice-President of the
of the Grand Conseil Solange Berset
2009 1. Vice-President of the
of the Grand Conseil
2010 President of the
of the Grand Conseil
2009 2. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil Yvonne-Stempfl-Horner
2010 1.
Vice-President of the Grand Conseil
2011 President of the Grand Conseil
2010 2. Vice-President of the Grand Couseil Gabrielle Bourguet
2011 1. Vice-President of the Grand Couseil
2012 President of the Grand
Conceil
2012- Councillor of Agriculture and Forests Marie Garnier
2015
Vice-President of the Government
2016 President of the Government
République et Canton de Genève/Genf
The Présidente is in
office 1. December-December
1965-66 President of the Grand Conseil Emma Kammacher
She was the first female to be elected as President of a
local parliament in Switzerland, and lived (1904-1981).
1967-79 Member of the
Administrative Council (Executive) Lise Girardin, Ville de Genève/Genf
Stadt
1968, 1972 and 1975 Hauptmann/Mayor
She was Member
of the Grand Conseil in 1961-73 and
Member of the Swiss Council of States in 1971-75.
(b. 1921-)
1984-85 President of the Grand Conseil Marie-Laure
Beck-Henry
(b. 1920-)
1987-88 President of the Grand Conseil Hélène Braun-Roth
(b. 1935-)
1988-89 President of the Grand Conseil Jacqueline
Berenstein-Wavre
(b. 1921-)
1990-91 2. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil Irène
Savoy
1991-92 1. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil Micheline
Calmy-Rey
1992-93 President of the Grand Conseil
1997-2002 Councillor of Finances
2000-01 Vice-President of the Council of State
2001-02 President of the Council of State
From 2003 Federal Councillor in charge of Foreign
Affairs, Confederal Vice-President in 2006 and President in 2007. (b. 1945).
1991-92 2. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil Anne
Chevalley
1993-2003 Councillor of Public Education and Military Affairs Martine Brunschwig
Graf
1997-98 Vice-President of the Council of State (government)
1998-99 President of the Council of State
2002-03 Acting Councillor of Finances
2003-05 Councillor of Finances and Military Affairs
2003-04 Vice-President of the Council of State
2004-05 President of the Council of State
She did not run for reelection.
(b. 1950-)
1993-94 1. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil Françoise
Saudan
1994-95 President of the Grand Conseil
Later President of the Federal Parliament. (b. 1939-).
1994-95 2. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil Liliane
Johner
(b. 1939-)
1995-96 1. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil Christine
Sayegh
1996-97 President of the Grand Conseil
(b. 1945-)
1995-96 2. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil Yvonne
Humbert
1998-99 2. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil Nelly
Guichard
(b. 1944-)
1999-2000 1. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil
Elisabeth Reusse-Decrey
2000-01 President of the Grand Conseil
(b. 1953-)
1999-2000 2. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil Janine
Berberat
(b. 1943-)
2000-01 2. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil Anita
Cuénod
(b. 1949-)
2001-05
Councillor of Justice, Police and
Security Micheline Spoerri
She was defeated in her re-election bid. (b. 1946-).
2002-03 2. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil Françoise
Schenk-Gottret
(b. 1945-)
2003-04 1. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil
Marie-Françoise de Tassigny
2004-05 President of the Grand Conseil
(b. 1947-)
2003-04 2. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil Janine
Hagmann
Mayor of Vandoeuvres 1995-2003. (b. 1936-).
2004-05 2. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil
Caroline Bartl
(b. 1972-)
2005-06
1.
Vice-President of the Grand Conseil Anne Mahrer
2006-07 President (November-November)
(b. 1948-)
2006-07
1.
Vice-President of the Grand Conseil Loly Bolay
2007-08 President of the Grand Conseil
2007-09 2. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil Patricia Läser
2009-13 Councillor of Security, Police and Environment Isabel Rochat
2009-13 Councillor of Interior and Mobility Michèle Künzler
2009- Chancellor Anja Wyden
Former General Director of
the Social Department. (b. 1973-).
2009-10 2. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil Catherine Baud
2010-11 2. Vice-President
of the Grand Conseil Elisabeth Chatelain
2013- Councillor of Education,
Culture and Sports Anne Emery-Torracinta
Kanton
Glarus
The Landammann
is in office
for 4 years, elected 5. May
1996-97 Vice-President of the Landrat Ursula Herren-Luther
...... President of the Landrat N.N
...... President of the Landrat N.N
2003-04 President of the Landrat Christine
Bickel-Vetsch
2010-14 Councillor of Education and Culture
The first
Councillor for about 20 years not to be reelected.
1998- Councillor of Interior and
Economy Marianne Dürst-Kundert
2008-10 Landamman
2014 Landesstattthalter
(b. 1961-).
2011-12 1. Vice-President of the Landrat Kathrin Scholl-Debrunner
2012-13 President
2014- Councillor of Economy and Interior Marianne Lienhard
2016-17
Vice-President of the Grossrat Susanne Elmer Feuz
Member of the Landrat and
president of the Liberal Party of the Canton.
Kanton Graubünden/Cantone dei Grigioni/Chantun
Grischun
The Präsidentin,
Presdente, President is in office 1. January-31. December
1986-87 President of the Ständerat Ida Derungs-Keller
1992-93 President of the
Ständesrat Baltermia
Peterelli
(Ständespräsidentin)
1998-2007 Councillor of Finance and Military Dr. Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf
2000 Vice-President of the Government
2001 President of the Government
2004 Vice-President of the Government
2005 President of the Government
Federal Councillor from 2008.
1998-99 Vice-President of the Ständesrat Stina
Stiffler-Flury
1999-2000 President of the Ständesrat
(Ständespräsidentin)
2005-06
Vice-President of the Ständesrat
Agathe
Bühler-Flury
2006-07 President of the Ständesrat
2008- Councillor of Justice,
Security and Health Barbara Janom Steiner
2011 Vice-President of the
Government
2012 President of the Government
2016 Vice-President of the
Government
2017 President of the Government
2010 Vice-President of the
Ständesrat Christina Bucher-Brini
2010 Vice-President of the Ständesrat Elita Florin-Caluori
Republique et Canton du Jura
The Présidente is in
office 1. January-31. December
1982 President of the Parlement Lilliane Charmillot
1990 President of the Parlement Mathilde Joridon
1994-2002 Minister of Education Anita Rion
1996 Vice-President of the Government
1997 President of the Government
1999-2000 President of the Parlement Elisabeth
Baume-Schneider
2002- Minister
of Education, Culture and Sports
2005 Vice-President of the Government
2006 President of the Government
2007 Vice-President of the Government
2008 President of the Government
2011 Vice-President of the Government
2012 President of the Government
2002 1. Vice-President of the Parlament
Madeleine Amgwerd
2003 Présidente of the Parlement
2005 2. Vice-President of the Parlement
Nathalie Barthoulot
2006 1. Vice-President of the Parlement
2007 President of the Parlement
2016- Coucillor of Interior
2016 Vice-President of the Government
2017 President of the Government
2012 President of the Parlement
Corinne Juillerat
2014 2. Vice-President of the Parlement Anne Roy-Fridez
2015 1. Vice-President
2016 President
2016 2. Vice-President of the Parlement Pauline Queloz
2017 1. Vice-President
Kanton Luzern
The Schultheiss and Statthalter is in office 1.
january-31. december
1986-87 Grosser Rats President Brigitte Mürner-Gilitt
1987-99 Councillor of Education and Culture
1991-91 Statthalter (Deputy Chief of Government)
1992-93 Schultheiss (Chief of Government)
1996-97 Statthalter (Deputy Chief of Government)
1997-98 Schultheiss
1991-92 President of the Grand Conseil Alice Wey-Heini
1998-99 President of the Grand Conseil Rosie Bitterli Mucha
1999-2003 Councillor of Military, Police and
Environment Margit Fischer-Williman
2003 Schultheiss (Chief of Government)
2002 President of the Grand Conseil Yvonne Schärli-Gerig
2003- Councillor of Justice,
Military and Police
2006 Statthalter
2007 Schultheiss
2011 Statthalter
2012 Statthalter
2004 Vice-President of the Grand
Conseil
Bernadette Schaller-Kurmann
2005 President of the Council
2007 President of the Grand
Conseil Heidy Lang-Iten
2011 Vice-President of the Grand Counseil
Trix Dettling Schwarz
2012 President of the Grand
Counseil
2014 President Kantonsrat/Grand Conseil
Irene Keller Luzern
2016-17 Vice-President of the Landrat Vroni
Thalmann-Bieri
Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel - Neuburg
1989-90 President of the Grand Conseil Jacqueline Bauermeister
1997-2005 Councillor of
Justice, Health and Security Monika Dusong
2001-02 President of the State Council (Government President)
1997-98 President of the Grand Conseil Marie-Antoniette Crelier-Lecultre
1998-99 President of the Grand Conseil Michèle Berger-Wildhaber
1999 President of the Grand Conseil Thérèse Humair
2001-07 Councillor of Finance and Social Affairs Sylvie Perrinjaquet
2003-04 Vice-President of the Council of State
2004-05 President of the Council of State
2005-06 Vice-President of the Coucil of State
2006-07 President of the Council of State
2005-06 1. Vice-President of
the Grand Conseil Gisèle Ory
2006-07 President of the Council
2009-13 Counillor of Social Affairs and Health
2011-12 Goverment President
2009-10 State Councillor Monica Engheben
2010- State Councillor Séverine Despland
2013 Councillor of Education, Culture and Sports Monika
Maire-Hefti
2013- Councillor of the Department of Education and Family
2015- President of the Government
2014-15 1. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil Veronika Pantillon
2015-16
President of the Gand Conseil
Kanton Niederwalden/Canton Nidwalden
The Landammann is in
office 1. July-30 June
1996-97 Landrats-President Marianne Slongo-Albrecht
1999-2000 Vice-President of the Landrat
Beatrice Jann
2002-10 Member of the Regierungsrat and Director of Education
2005-06 Landesstatthalterin
2006-07 Landammann
(b. 1952-).
2002-10 Member of the Regierungsrat and Director
of Agriculture and Environment Lisbeth Gabriel
2004-05 Landesstatthalterin
2005-06 Landammann
(b. 1948-).
2005-06 Landrats-President
Yvonne von Deschwanden
2010- Government Councillor for Social Affairs and Health and Deputy Director of
Housing and Bulidling
2012-13 Landesstatthalterin
2013-14 Landesmann
2016-17 Landesstatthalterin
2010-11 Vice-President of the Landrat Verena Bürgi
2011-12 President of the
Landrat
She lived (1949-2013)
2014- Government Councillor of Justice and Security Karin Kayser-Frutschi
2015-16 2. Vice-President of the Landrat Michèle Blöchliger
2016-17 1.
Vice-President
Obwalden
The Landammann is in
office 1. July-30 June
1989-98 President of the Kantonsrat Trudy Abächerli-Wallismann
1992-2006 Councillor of Economy Maria Küchler-Flury
2002-03 Landstatthalter (Deputy Chief of Government)
2003-04 Landammann
Also Assistant Councillor of Education and Culture
1995- Councillor of Health and Security Elisabeth Gander-Hofer
2002-03 Landstatthalter (Deputy Chief of Government)
2004-05 Landammann
1995-96 President of the Kantonsrat Martha Scheuber-Langenstein
1999-2000 President of the Kantonsrat Ingrid Kuster-Weibel
2005-06 President of the Kantonsrat Monika Brunner
2006-14 Councillor of Security and Health Esther
Gasser Pfulg
2009 Landstatthalter (Deputy Chief of Government)
2009-10 Acting Landammann (October-January)
2010 Landammann (February-June)
2009-10 Vice-President of the Kantonrat Paula
Halter-Furrer
2010-11 Vice-President of the Kantonrat Verena Bürgi
2012- Landweibelin Hanna Mäder
2014-15 Vice-President of the Landrat Ruth Koch-Niederberger
2015-16 President
2014- Councillor of Security and Justice Maya
Büchi-Kaiser
2016-17 Vice-President of the Landrat Helen Keiser-Fürrer
Sankt Gallen
The President is in
office 1. July-30 June
1994-95 President of the Kantonsrat Erika Foser
1995-96 President of the Kantonsrat Verena Koller
1996-2000 Councillor of State and Director of
Economy lic.phil. Rita Roos-Niedermann
1998-99 Landamann (Chief of Government)
1999-2000 Landamann-Stellvertreterin (Deputy Chief of Government)
(1/7-30/6)
In 1999 she was candidate for the post of National Councillor (Minister in the
National Government)
1996- Councillor of State and Director of
Interior and Military Lic.phil Katrin Hilber
2001 President of the Government
2002 Vice-President of the Government
2007 President of the Government
2008 Vice-President of the Government
2000-15 Councillor of State and Director of
Justice and Police Karin Keller-Sutter
2006-07 and 2011-12 President of the Council of State.
Elected 2.
Vice-President of the Confederate Council of States in 2015-16 (To be 1.
Vice-Presidetn 2016-17 and President 2017-18)
2000-01 President of the Kantonsrat Claudia Friedl
2003-04 Vice-President of the Kantonsrat
Margrit Stadler-Egli
2004-05 President of the Kantonsrat
2004- Councillor of State
of Health
Heidi Hanselmann
2008-09 and 2014-14 President of the Government
2006-07 Vice-President of the Kantonsrat
Marie-Theres
Huser
2007-08 President of the Kantonsrat
2009-10 President of the Kantonsrat Elisabeth Schnider
Kanton Schaffhausen
The Präsidentin is
in office 1. January-31. December
1978 President of the Kantonsrat Ester Bührer
1994 President of the Kantonsrat Dr. Silvia Pfeiffer
1995 President of the Kantonsrat Cornelia Amsler
1995 2. Vice-President of the Kantonsrat Anita Meier
2000 President of the Kantonsrat Ursula
Hafner-Wipf
2005- Chief of the Department
of Interior
2007 Vice-President of the Government
2008 President of the Government
2011 Vice-President of the Government
2012 President of the Government
2016 Vice-President of the Government
2004 1.Vice-President of the Kantonsrat
Susanne Günter
2005 President of the Kantonsrat
2005-10 Chief of the Department of Education Rosmarie Widmer Gysel
2008 Vice-President of the Government
2009 President of the Government
2010- Chief of the Department of Finance
2012 Vice-President of the Government
2013 President of the Government
2016 Vice-President of the Government
2017 President of
the Government
2006 2. Vice-President of
the Kantonsrat Jeanette Storrer
2007 1. Vice-President of the Kantonsrat
2008 1. Vice-President of the Kantonsrat Cristine Bigolin-Ziörjen
Kanton Schwyz
The Landammann is in office 1. July-30 June
1988-96 Councillor of Education Margrit
Weber-Röllin
1992-93 Landesstatthalter
1993-94 Landammann
1992-93 Vice-President of the Kantonsrat
Elisabeth Meyerhaus
2000 President of the Kantonsrat Antoniette Hüppin
2012-13 Vice-President of the Kantonsrat Doris Kälin
2016-17 Vice-President of the Kantonsrat Dr. Karin Schwiter
Kanton Solothurn
The Landammann is in
office 1. January-31.
December
1982-83 President of theKantonsrat Marianne von Burg
1988-97 Councillor of Housing, Building and
Traffic Cornelia Füeg
1990 Vice-Landammann
1991 Frau Landammann
1991-95 Councillor of Justice
1994 Vice-Landammann
1995 Frau Landammann
1989 Vice-President of the Kantonsrat Rudi Gribi
1995 President of the Kantonsrat Verena Struber
1997-06 Councillor of Education Ruth Gisi-wilisegger
1999 Vice-Landammann (Deputy Chief of Government)
2000 Frau Landammann (Chief of Government)
2003 Vice-Landammann (Deputy Chief of Government)
2004 Frau Landammann (Chief of Government)
2002 1. Vice-President of the Kantonsrat Edith Häggi
2003 President of the Kantonsrat
2002 2. Vice-President of the Kantonsrat
Gabriele Plüss
2003 1. Vice-President
2004 President
2005- Councillor of Economy Esther Gassler-Leuenberger
2007 and 2012 Vice-Landammann (Deputy Chief of Government)
2008 and 2013 Landammann (Chief of Government)
2009 President of the Kantonsrat Cristine Bigolin-Ziörjen
Kanton Thurgau
The Präsidentin is
in office 1. June-31. May
1985-86 President of the Grosser Rat Birgit Hänzi
1994-95 President of the Grosser Rat Vreni Schawlader
1995-96 President of the Grosser Rat Liselotte Peter
1996-2000 Councillor of Education and Culture
Vreni Schawalder-Linder
1999-2000 Vice-President of the Government
1998-99 Grosser Rat President Eva Tobler-Ammann
2000-01 Vice-President of the Grosser Rat Ines
Rusca-Naeg
2001-02 President of the Grosser Rat
2005-06 Vice-President President of the Grosser Rat Renate
Bruggmann
2006-07 President of the Rat
2008- Councillor of Education and Culture Monika Knill-Kradolfer
2011-12
Vice-President of the Government
2012-13 President of the Government
2015-16 Vice-President
2016-17 President
2009-10 President of the Grosser Rate Gabi Badertscher
2013-14 Vice-President of the Grosser Rat Sonja Wiesmann Schätzle
2014-15
President of the Grosser Rat
2014- Government Councillor of Construction
and Environment Carmen Haag
2016-17 Vice-President of the Government
2015- Governent Councillor of Justice and
Security Cornelia Komposch-Breuer
Repubblica e Cantone del Ticino
The President is in
office from April to April
1983-84 Presidenta del Grand Consiglio
Cristiana Storelli
In 1981 II Vice-President and 1982 I Vice-President
1992 President del Grand Consiglio Carla Agustoni
1995-2005 Director of Finance and Economy Marina Masoni
1997-98 Vice-President of the Council of State
1998-99 President of the Council of State
1999-2000 Vice-President of the Council of State
2000-2001 President of the Council of State
2004-05 Vice-President of the Council of State
1998 President del grand Consiglio Chiara Simoneschi-Cortesi
1999-11 Director of Social Affairs Patrizia
Pesenti
2002-03 and 2007-08 President
of the Council of State
(b. 1958).
2007 Presidenta del
Grand Consiglio Monica Duca Widmer
2007-
Councillor of Finance and Economy Laura Sadis
2010-11
Vice-President of the Council of State
2011-12 President of the Council of State
Kanton Uri
The Landammann is in office 1. June-31. May
1996-2004 Director of Finance and Interior Dr.iur.
Gabi Huber
2000-02 Frau Landesstatthalter (Deputy Chief of Government)
2002-04 Landammann (Chief of Government)
1996-97 Vice-President of the Landrat Maria
Baumann
(1997-98 President)
2002 President of the Landrat Luzia Baumann
2004- Director of Justice Heidi Z'graggen
2012-14 Landesstatthalter
2014-16 Landammann
2012- Director of Health, Social Affairs and
Environment Barbara Bär
2016-18 Frau Landesstatthalter
2008-09 President of the Landrat Annalise Russi
2016-17 Vice-President of the Landrat Frieda Steffen
Etat du Valais/Staat Wallis
The Présidente is in
office 1. May-30. April
1984-85 2. Vice-President of the
Grosser Rat/Grand
Conseil Monique Paccolat
1985-86 1. Vice-President of the Grosser Rat/Grand
Conseil
1986-87 President of Grosser Rat/Grand Conseil
1997-1998 2. Vice-President of the
Grosser Rat/Grand
Conseil Marie-Paule
Zufferey-Ravaz
1998-1999 1 Vice-President of the Grosser Rat/Grand Conseil
1999-2000 President of Grosser Rat
1999-2000
2. Vice-President of the Grosser Rat/Grand Conseil
Marie-Therese Schwery
2000-2001 1. Vice-President of the Grosser Rat/Grand Conseil
2001-2002 President of the Grosser Rat/Grand Conseil
2001-02 Co-President of the Assemble Constituante Yvette Jaggi
2009- Councillor of Social Security and Social
Affairs and Integration Esther Waeber-Kalbermatten
2011-12 Vice-President of
the Government
2012-13 President of the Government
2015-16 Vice-President
of the Government
2016-17 President of the Government
2011-12 2. Vice-President of the
of the Grosser Rat/Grand
Conseil
Marcelle Monnet-Terrettaz
2012-13 1. Vice-President of the
of the Grosser Rat/Grand
Conseil
2013-14 President of the
of the Grosser Rat/Grand
Conseil
Canton de Vaud/Waadt
The Présidente is in office 1. January-31. December
1981 President of the Parlement Marguerite Narbel
1996-97 President of the
Parlement Jacqueline Maurer-Mayor
1997-2007 Chief of Economy Department
1999 Deputy Chief of the Government
2000 and 2004 Présidente du Conceil
d'Etat
1998-2002 Chief of the Education and Youth
Department Francine Jeanprêtre
2001 Vice-Présidente du Conceil
d'Etat
2002 Présidente du Conceil
d'Etat
1999 President of the Grand Conseil Anne-Marie
Depoisier
2002- Chief of the Education and Formation Department Anne-Catherine Lyon
2005 Présidente du Conceil
d'Etat
2004-05 1. Vice-President of the Grand Conseil
Christiane Jaquet-Berger
2005-06 President of the Council
2005-06 2. Vice-President of the
Grand Conseil
Anne Baehler Bech
2006-07 1. Vice-President
2007-08 President
2007-13 Councillor for Security and Environment Jacqueline de Quattro
2009- Councillor for Social Affairs and Culture
Esther Waeber-Kalbermatten
2014-15 President of the
Grand Conseil
Marcelle Monnet-Terrettaz
Kanton Zug
The Landammann is in
office 1.
January-31. December
1993-94 President of the Kantonsrat Ruth
Schwerzmann
1995-2002 Councillor of Finance and Taxes
2001 Acting Interim Vice-President of the Government, Acting Councillor of
Interior, Health, Education and Culture
She and another Councillor were the only two members of the government
who were able to act after three colleagues were killed and two other
hospitalized after a massacre in the Kantonsrat.
1995 Vice-President of the Kantonsrat Monika
Hutter-Häfliger
1995-2001 Councillor of Health
She was killed during a massacre in the Kantonsrat together with two other
ministers and 11 members of the parliament.
2000-01 Vice-President of the
Kantonsrat Anne
Ithen
She was injured during the massacre in the Kantonsrat and the President was
killed.
2001-07 Councillor of Interior Brigitte Profos-Meier
2005-05 Frau Statthalter
2005-06 Frau Landammann
2004-05 Vice-President of the Kantonsrat Erwina Winiger Jutz
2005-06 President of the Council
2007- Councillor of Government and Director of Interior Manuela Weichelt-Picard
2015-17 Statthalterin
2017-19 Landammann
2009-11 Vice-President of the Kantonsrat Vreni Wicky-Bernold
2011-12 President of the Kantonsrat
2010- Deputy Chancellor Renée Spillmann Siegwart
2017-18 Vice-President of the Kantonsrat Monika Barmet
Kanton Zürich
(1975-84 Gemeindepräsidentin Elisabeth Kopp-Iklé,
Zumikon
Federal Councillor of Justice 1984-89)
1983-91 Councillor of Interior Hedi Lang
1988-89 Vice-President of the Government Council
1989-90 President of the Government Council
1991-95 Councillor of Economy
1993-94 Vice-President of the Government Council
1994-95 President of the Government Council
She was President of the Nationalrat 1981-82, and lived
(1931-2004).
1984-85 Vice-President of the Kantonsrat Gertrud
Erismann-Peyer
1985-86 President
1989-90 Vice-President of the Kantonsrat Dr.
Ursula Leemann
1990-91 President
1993-94 President of the Kantonsrat Marlies Voser-Huber
1995-2007 Councillor of Health and Substitute Councillor of Finance Verena Diener
1995-97 Councillor of Social Affairs
1999-2000 Government Council President
2005-06 Vice-President of the Government Council
2006-07 President of the Government Council
In 1992-95 she was Leader of the Faction of the Green Party in the National
Assembly
1995-96 Vice-President of the Kantonsrat Ester
Holm
1996-97 President of the Kantonsrat
1995-2004 Councillor of Social Affairs and Safety
(Police) Rita Fuhrer
1999-2000 Vice-Government Council President
2000-2001 Government Council President
2004-15 Councillor of Economy
2006-07 Vice-Government Council President
2007-08 President of the Government Council
Also Substitute Councillor of Security
1999- Councillor of Building Dorothée Fierz
2003-04 Vice-President of the Government Council
2005-06 President of the Government Council
Also Substitute Councillor of Health
2002-03 2. Vice-President of the Kantonsrat Emy
Lalli
2003-04 1. Vice-President
2004-05 President
2003- Councillor of Education
Regine Aeppli
2008-09 Vice-President of the Government
2009-10 President of the Government
2013-14 Vice-President of the
Government
2014-15 President of the Government
Also Substitute Councillor of Economy and from 2007 of Health
2005-06
2. Vice-President of the Kantonsrat
Ursula Moor
2006-07 1. Vice-President of the Kantonsrat
2007-08 President of the Kantonsrat
2006-07 Councillor of Housing Ursula Gut-Winterberger
2007-15 Councillor of Finance
2010-11 Vice-President of the Government
2011-12 President of the Government
2014-15
Vice-President of the Government
Also Substitute Councillor of Justice and Interior
2006-07 2. Vice-President of the
Kantonsrat Regula Thalmann
2007-08 1. Vice-President of the Kantonsrat
2008-09 President of the Kantonsrat
2007-08 2. Vice-President of the
Kantonsrat Esther Hildebrand
2008-09 1. Vice-President of the Kantonsrat
2009-10 President of the Kantonsrat
2012-13 2. Vice-President of
the Kantonsrat Brigitta Johner
2013-14 1. Vice-President
2014-15 President
of the Kantonsrat
2013-14 2. Vice-President of the Kantonsrat
Theresia Weber-Gachnang
2014 1. Vice-President
2015-16 President of the Kantonsrat
2015- Councillor of Economy Carmen Walker Späh
2015- Coucillor of Justice and Interior Jacqueline Fehr
2015- Councillor of Housing and Building Silvia Steiner
2015-16 2.
Vice-President of the Kantonsrat Karin Egli-Zimmermann
2016-17 1.
Vice-President
2017-18 President
Last update
01.01.17