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This is a 'List of office-holders in 2005 in Switzerland'.
''See also:'' 2005 in Switzerland.

Contents

Federal offices

Federal parliament

Federal Supreme Court

Cantonal office-holders

AG, AI, AR, BL, BS, BE, FR, GE, GL

GR, JU, LU, NE, NW, OW, SH, SZ

SO, SG, TG, TI, UR, VS, VD, ZG, ZH

Mayors

Federal offices

===Swiss Federal Council===
Members of the Swiss Federal Council, ordered by seniority

★ Moritz Leuenberger -- Vice-President of the Confederation 2005

★ Pascal Couchepin

★ Joseph Deiss

★ Samuel Schmid -- President of the Confederation 2005

★ Micheline Calmy-Rey

★ Christoph Blocher

★ Hans-Rudolf Merz

Federal parliament

★ Jean-Philippe Maitre -- President of the National Council January-February 2005 (resigned)

★ Thérèse Meyer -- President of the National Council from March 2005
:''See also:'' List of members of the Swiss National Council

★ Bruno Frick -- President of the Council of States 2005
:''See also:'' List of members of the Swiss Council of States

Federal Supreme Court

★ Giusep Nay - President of the Federal Supreme Court 2005-2006

★ Bernard Corboz - Vice-President of the Federal Supreme Court 2005-2006

Cantonal office-holders

Data on the cantonal executive council and parliament, as of January 1, 2005. The president is generally elected for one year. As dates and terms vary, they are generally stated. Names and official titles in local languages are given. Sorting is alphabetical, the president and vice-president first.

AG, AI, AR, BL, BS, BE, FR, GE, GL

Aargau

★ Executive: ''Regierungsrat'' (2001-2005)

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★ Roland Brogli, ''Landammann'' (April 1, 2004 - March 31, 2005)

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★ Rainer Huber, ''Landstatthalter''

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★ Peter C. Beyeler

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★ Ernst Hasler

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★ Kurt Wernli

★ Parliament: ''Grosser Rat''

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★ Thomas Lüpold, president 2004/2005

Appenzell Innerrhoden

★ Executive: ''Standeskommission''

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★ Carlo Schmid, ''Regierender Landammann''

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★ Bruno Koster, ''Stillstehender Landammann''

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★ Werner Ebneter

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★ Lorenz Koller

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★ Melchior Looser

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★ Hans Sutter

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★ Paul Wyser

★ Parliament: ''Grosser Rat'' (2003-2007)

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★ Regula Knechtle, president

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

★ Executive: ''Regierungsrat''

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★ Alice Scherrer-Baumann, ''Landammann''

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★ Hans Altherr

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★ Jakob Brunnschweiler

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★ Rolf Degen

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★ Hans Diem

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★ Köbi Frei

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★ Jürg Wernli

★ Parliament: ''Kantonsrat''

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★ Peter Langenauer, president 2003/2004

Basel-Country

★ Executive: ''Regierungsrat'' (July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2007)

★
★ Adrian Ballmer, ''Regierungspräsident'' 2004/2005

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★ Elsbeth Schneider-Kenel, ''Vizepräsidentin'' 2004/2005

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★ Sabine Pegoraro

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★ Erich Straumann

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★ Urs Wüthrich

★ Parliament: ''Landrat''

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★ Daniela Schneeberger, president 2004/2005

Basel-City

★ Executive: ''Regierungsrat'' (- February 2, 2005)

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★ Jörg Schild, ''Regierungspräsident'' 2004

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★ Ueli Vischer, ''Regierungsvizepräsident'' 2004

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★ Carlo Conti

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★ Christoph Eymann

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★ Ralph Lewin

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★ Barbara Schneider

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★ Hans Martin Tschudi

★ Parliament: ''Grossrat''

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★ Beatrice Inglin-Buomberger, president 2004/2005

Berne

★ Executive: Executive Council of Bern, ''Regierungsrat'' or ''Conseil-exécutif''

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★ Werner Luginbühl, President of the Government (''Regierungspräsident'' / ''Président du Conseil-exécutif'') for 2006/2007

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★ Urs Gasche, Vice President of the Government (''Vizepräsident des Regierungsrates'' / ''Vice-président du Conseil-exécutif'') for 2006/2007

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★ Barbara Egger-Jenzer

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★ Hans-Jürg Käser

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★ Philippe Perrenoud

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★ Bernhard Pulver

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★ Andreas Rickenbacher

★ Chancellor (''Staatsschreiber'' / ''Chancelier'') and government chief of staff is Kurt Nuspliger.

★ Parliament: Grand Council of Bern (''Grosser Rat'' / ''Grand conseil'')

★
★ Werner Lüthi, President for 2006/2007

Fribourg

★ Executive: ''Conseil d'Etat'' or ''Staatsrat''

★
★ Ruth Lüthi-Affolter, ''Présidente'' 2005

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★ Isabelle Chassot

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★ Pascal Corminboeuf

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★ Claude Grandjean

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★ Claude Lässer

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★ Michel Pittet

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★ Beat Vonlanthen

★ Parliament: ''Grand Conseil'' or ''Grosser Rat'' (2002-2006)

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★ Anne-Claude Demierre, president 2005

Geneva

★ Executive: ''Conseil d'Etat'' (November 2001 - 2005)

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★ Martine Brunschwig Graf, ''Présidente du Conseil d'Etat'' (2004-2005)

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★ Carlo Lamprecht, ''Vice-Président du Conseil d'Etat'' (2004-2005)

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★ Charles Beer

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★ Robert Cramer

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★ Laurent Moutinot

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★ Micheline Spoerri

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★ Pierre-François Unger

★ Parliament: ''Grand Conseil''

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★ Marie-Françoise de Tassigny, president (November 2004 - November 2005)

Glarus

★ Executive: ''Regierungsrat'' (2002-2006)

★
★ Jakob Kamm, ''Landammann''

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★ Willy Kamm, ''Landesstatthalter''

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★ Marianne Dürst-Kundert

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★ Pankraz Freitag

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★ Robert Marti

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★ Franz Schiesser

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★ Rolf Widmer

★ Parliament: ''Landrat''

★
★ Rico Bertini, president 2004/2005

GR, JU, LU, NE, NW, OW, SH, SZ

Graubünden

★ Executive: ''Regierungsrat, regenza, Governo'' (January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2006)

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★ Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, ''Regierungspräsidentin, presidenta da la regenza, Presidente del Governo'' 2005

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★ Claudio Lardi, vice-president 2005

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★ Stefan Engler

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★ Martin Schmid

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★ Hansjörg Trachsel

★ Parliament: ''Grosser Rat, cussegl grond, Grand Consiglio''

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★ Christian Möhr, president 2004/2005, ''Standespräsident''

Jura

★ Executive: ''Conseil d'Etat'' (2003-2006)

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★ Claude Hêche, ''Président'' 2005

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★ Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, ''Vice-présidente'' 2005

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★ Jean-François Roth

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★ Laurent Schaffter

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★ Gérald Schaller

★ Parliament: ''parlement'' (2003-2006)

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★ Alain Schweingruber, president 2005

Lucerne

★ Executive: ''Regierungsrat''

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★ Max Pfister, ''Schultheiss'' 2005

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★ Anton Schwingruber, ''Statthalter'' 2005

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★ Markus Dürr

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★ Kurt Meyer

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★ Yvonne Schärli

★ Parliament: ''Grosser Rat'' (2003-2007)

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★ Bernardette Schaller-Kurmann, president 2005

Neuchâtel

★ Executive: ''Conseil d'Etat''

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★ Bernard Soguel, ''Président''

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★ Sylvie Perrinjaquet, ''vice-présidente'' (June 1, 2005 - May 31, 2006)

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★ Fernand Cuche

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★ Jean Studer

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★ Roland Debély

★ Parliament: ''Grand Conseil'' (2001-2005)

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★ Christian Blandenier, president

Nidwalden

★ Executive: ''Regierungsrat'' (July 1, 2002 - June 30, 2006)

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★ Gerhard Odermatt, ''Landammann'' (July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005)

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★ Lisbeth Gabriel, ''Landesstatthalterin''

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★ Paul Niederberger

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★ Beat Fuchs

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★ Beatrice Jann

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★ Leo Odermatt

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★ vacancy

★ Parliament: ''Landrat''

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★ Peter Steiner, president

Obwalden

★ Executive: ''Regierungsrat''

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★ Elisabeth Gander-Hofer, ''Landammann'' 2004/2005

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★ Hans Matter, ''Landstatthalter'' 2004/2005

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★ Niklaus Bleiker

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★ Hans Hofer

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★ Hans Wallimann

★ Parliament: ''Kantonsrat'' (2002-2006)

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★ Beat Spichtig, president 2004/2005

Schaffhausen

★ Executive: ''Regierungsrat''

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★ Heinz Albicker, ''Regierungspräsident'' 2005

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★ Hans-Peter Lenherr, ''Vizepräsident'' 2005

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★ Ursula Hafner-Wipf

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★ Erhard Meister

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★ Rosmarie Widmer Gysel

★ Parliament: ''Grosser Rat'' (January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2008)

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★ (convenes on January 10, 2005)

Schwyz

★ Executive: ''Regierungsrat'' (July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2008)

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★ Kurt Zibung, ''Landammann'' 2004-2006

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★ Alois Christen, ''Landesstatthalter''

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★ Lorenz Bösch

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★ Georg Hess

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★ Armin Hüppin

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★ Peter Reuteler

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★ Walter Stählin

★ Parliament: ''Kantonsrat''

★
★ Michel Martin, president

SO, SG, TG, TI, UR, VS, VD, ZG, ZH

Solothurn

★ Executive: ''Regierungsrat'' (2001-2005)

★
★ Walter Straumann, ''Landamman'' 2005

★
★ Rolf Ritschard, ''Vize-Landammann'' 2005

★
★ Ruth Gisi

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★ Christian Wanner

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★ Roberto Zanetti

★ Parliament: ''Kantonsrat'' (2001-2005)

★
★ Ruedi Lehmann, president 2005

St. Gallen

★ Executive: ''Regierung'' (June 1, 2004-May 31, 2008)

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★ Josef Keller, ''Regierungspräsident''

★
★ Willi Haag

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★ Heidi Hanselmann

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★ Kathrin Hilber

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★ Karin Keller-Sutter

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★ Peter Schönenberger

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★ Hans Ulrich Stöckling

★ Parliament: ''Kantonsrat''

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★ Margrit Stadler-Egli, ''Kantonsratspräsidentin'' 2004/2005

Thurgau

★ Executive: ''Regierungsrat''

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★ Claudius Graf-Schelling, ''Präsident'' 2004/2005

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★ Roland Eberle, ''Vizepräsident''

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★ Bernhard Koch

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★ Hans Peter Ruprecht

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★ Kaspar Schläpfer

★ Parliament: ''Grosser Rat''

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★ Richard Peter, president 2004/2005

Ticino

★ Executive: ''Consiglio di Stato'' (2007-2011)

★
★ Gabriele Gendotti,

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★ Laura Sadis,

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★ Marco Borradori ''Vicepresidente''

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★ Luigi Pedrazzini

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★ Patrizia Pesenti ''Presidente'' (April 2007/2008)

★ Parliament: ''Gran Consiglio'' (2007-2011)

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★ Monica Duca-Widmer, president 2007/2008

Uri

★ Executive: ''Regierungsrat''

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★ Josef Arnold, ''Landammann''

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★ Markus Stadler, ''Landesstatthalter''

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★ Isidor Baumann

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★ Josef Dittli

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★ Stefan Fryberg

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★ Heidi Z'graggen

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★ Markus Züst

★ Parliament: ''Landrat''

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★ Luzia Schuler-Arnold, president

Valais

★ Executive: ''Conseil d'Etat'' or ''Staatsrat''

★
★ Jean-René Fournier, ''Président du Conseil d'Etat'' 2004/2005

★
★ Claude Roch, ''Vizepräsident des Staatsrates''

★
★ Thomas Burgener

★
★ Jean-Jacques Rey-Bellet

★
★ Wilhelm Schnyder

★ Parliament: ''Grand Conseil'' or ''Grosser Rat'' (2001-2005)

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★ Patrice Clivaz, president 2004/2005

Vaud

★ Executive: ''Conseil d'Etat'' (2003-2007)

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★ Anne-Catherine Lyon, ''Présidente du Conseil d'Etat'' 2005

★
★ Pascal Broulis, ''Vice-président du Conseil d'Etat'' 2005

★
★ Pierre-Yves Maillard

★
★ François Marthaler

★
★ Jacqueline Maurer-Mayor

★
★ Jean-Claude Mermoud

★
★ Charles-Louis Rochat

★ Parliament: ''Grand Conseil''

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★ Bertrand Clot, president 2004/2005

Zug

★ Executive: ''Regierungsrat'' (2003-2006)

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★ Brigitte Profos-Meier, ''Landammann'' 2005/2006

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★ Hans-Beat Uttinger, ''Statthalter'' 2005/2006

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★ Joachim Eder

★
★ Peter Hegglin

★
★ Matthias Michel

★
★ Walter Suter

★
★ Hanspeter Uster

★ Parliament: ''Kantonsrat''

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★ Erwina Winiger Jutz, president 2005/2006

Zurich

★ Executive: ''Regierungsrat'' (2003-2007)

★
★ Ruedi Jeker, ''Präsident'' (2004/2005)

★
★ Dorothée Fierz, ''Vizepräsidentin'' (2004/2005)

★
★ Regine Aeppli

★
★ Verena Diener

★
★ Rita Fuhrer

★
★ Christian Huber - replaced by Hans Hollenstein, elected on April 10, 2005.

★
★ Markus Notter

★ Parliament: ''Kantonsrat''

★
★ Emy Lalli, president 2004/2005

Mayors

These are the mayors of the most populous municipalities of Switzerland on January 1, 2005. The function, election system, and term of the listed office varies, as does municipal organization from one canton to another.

★ Zurich: Elmar Ledergerber, ''Stadtpräsident'' (since 2002)

★ Geneva: Pierre Muller, ''Maire'' 2004/2005

★ Basel: Jörg Schild, ''Regierungspräsident'' 2004

★ Berne: Alexander Tschäppät, ''Stadtpräsident'' (since 2005)

★ Lausanne: Daniel Brélaz, ''Syndic'' 2002-2011 (since 2002)

★ Winterthur: Ernst Wohlwend, ''Stadtpräsident'' (since 2002)

★ St. Gallen: Franz Hagmann, ''Stadtpräsident'' 2005-2008 (since 2005)

★ Lucerne: Urs W. Studer, ''Stadtpräsident'' (since 1996)

★ Lugano: Giorgio Giudici, ''Sindaco'' (since 1984)

★ Biel/Bienne: Hans Stöckli, ''Stadtpräsident'' or ''Maire'' (since 1990)

★ Thun: Hans-Ueli von Allmen, ''Stadtpräsident'' (since 1991)

★ Köniz: Luc Mentha, ''Gemeindepräsident'' (since 2004)

★ La Chaux-de-Fonds: Pierre Hainard, ''Président du Conseil communal'' 2006/2007

★ Schaffhausen: Marcel Wenger, ''Stadtpräsident'' (since 1997)

★ Fribourg: Jean Bourgknecht, ''Syndic'' (since 2004)

★ Chur: Christian Boner, ''Stadtpräsident'' 2005-2008 (since 2001)

★ Neuchâtel: Françoise Jeanneret, ''Présidente du Conseil communal'' 2004/2005

★ Vernier: Nelly Buntschu, ''Maire'' 2004/2005

★ Uster: Elisabeth Surbeck-Brugger, ''Stadtpräsidentin'' 2002-2006 (since 1998)

★ Sion: François Mudry, ''Président''