Presidents of the Council of States since 1848

Year	Name	Faction	Canton	Speeches	Card

2011/12	Altherr Hans	RL	AR	Speeches	Card
2010/11	Inderkum Hansheiri	CEg	UR	Speeches	Card
2009/10	Forster-Vannini Erika	RL	SG	Speeches	Card
2008/09	Berset Alain	S	FR	Speeches	Card
2007/08	Brändli Christoffel	V	GR	Speeches	Card
2006/07	Bieri Peter	C	ZG	Speeches	Card
2005/06	Büttiker Rolf	R	SO	Speeches	Card
2004/05	Frick Bruno	C	SZ	Speeches	Card
2003/04	Schiesser Fritz	R	GL	Speeches	Card
2002/03	Plattner Gian-Reto	S	BS	Speeches	Card
2001/02	Cottier Anton	C	FR		Card
2000/01	Saudan Françoise	R	GE		Card
1999/2000	Schmid Carlo	C	AI		Card
1998/99	Rhinow René	R	BL		Card
1997/98	Zimmerli Ulrich	V	BE
1996/97	Delalay Edouard	C	VS
1995/96	Schoch Otto	R	AR
1994/95	Küchler Niklaus	C	OW
1993/94	Jagmetti Riccardo	R	ZH
1992/93	Piller Otto	S	FR
1991/92	Meier Josi	C	LU
1991	Hänsenberger Arthur	R	BE
1990/91	Affolter Max	R	SO
1989/90	Cavelty Luregn Mathias	C	GR
1988/89	Reymond Hubert	L	VD
1987/88	Masoni Franco	R	TI
1986/87	Dobler Alois	C	SZ
1985/86	Gerber Peter	V	BE
1984/85	Kündig Markus	C	ZG
1983/84	Debétaz Edouard	R	VD
1982/83	Weber Walter	S	SO
1982	Dreyer Pierre	C	FR
1981/82	Dillier Jost	C	OW
1980/81	Hefti Peter	R	GL
1979/80	Ulrich Josef	C	SZ
1978/79	Luder Ulrich	R	SO
1977/78	Reimann Robert	C	AG
1976/77	Munz Hans	R	TG
1975/76	Wenk Willi	S	BS
1974/75	Oechslin Heinrich	C	SZ
1973/74	Bächtold Kurt	R	SH
1972/73	Lampert Marius	C	VS
1971/72	Bolla Ferruccio	R	TI
1970/71	Theus Arno	V	GR
1969/70	Torche Paul	C	FR
1968/69	Clavadetscher Christian	R	LU
1967/68	Wipfli Emil	C	UR
1966/67	Rohner Willi	R	SG
1965/66	Auf der Maur Dominik	C	SZ
1964/65	Müller Jakob	R	TG
1963/64	Danioth Ludwig	C	UR
1962/63	Fauquex Frédéric	L	VD
1961/62	Vaterlaus Ernst	R	ZH
1960/61	Antognini Antonio	C	TI
1959/60	Despland Gabriel	R	VD
1958/59	Lusser Augustin	C	ZG
1957/58	Stähli Fritz	C	SZ
1956/57	Schoch Kurt	R	SH
1955/56	Weber Rudolf	V	BE
1954/55	Locher Armin	C	AI
1953/54	Barrelet Jean-Louis	R	NE
1952/53	Schmuki Johann	C	SG
1951/52	Bossi Bixio	R	TI
1950/51	Egli Gotthard	C	LU
1949/50	Haefelin Paul	R	SO
1948/49	Wenk Gustav	S	BS
1947/48	Iten Alphons	C	ZG
1946/47	Ackermann Walter	R	AR
1945/46	Piller Joseph	C	FR
1944/45	Altwegg Paul	R	TG
1943/44	Suter Adolf	C	SZ
1942/43	Bosset Norbert	R	VD
1941/42	Fricker Hans	C	AG
1940/41	Malche Albert	R	GE
1939/40	Zust Albert	C	LU
1938/39	Löpfe Ernst	R	SG
1937/38	Weck Bernard	C	FR
1936/37	Hauser Edwin	-	GL
1935/36	Amstalden Walter	C	OW
1934/35	Béguin Ernest	R	NE
1933/34	Riva Antonio	C	TI
1932/33	Laely Andreas	R	GR
1931/32	Sigrist Jakob	C	LU
1930/31	Charmillot Paul	R	BE
1929/30	Messmer Anton	C	SG
1928/29	Wettstein Oscar	R	ZH
1927/28	Savoy Emile	C	FR
1926/27	Schöpfer Robert	R	SO
1925/26	Keller Gottfried	R	AG
1924/25	Andermatt Josef	C	ZG
1923/24	Simon Henri	R	VD
1922/23	Böhi Albert	R	TG
1921/22	Räber Josef	C	SZ
1920/21	Baumann Johannes	R	AR
1919/20	Pettavel Auguste	R	NE
1918/19	Brügger Friedrich	C	GR
1917/18	Bolli Beat Hch.	R	SH
1916/17	Mercier Philipp	R	GL
1915/16	Python Georges	C	FR
1914/15	Geel Johannes	R	SG
1913/14	Richard Eugène	L	GE
1912/13	Kunz Gottfried	R	BE
1911/12	Calonder Felix L.	R	GR
1910/11	Winiger Josef	C	LU
1909/10	Usteri Paul	R	ZH
1908/09	Thélin Adrien	R	VD
1907/08	Scherrer Paul	R	BS
1906/07	Wirz Adalbert	C	OW
1905/06	Ammann Albert	R	SH
1904/05	Isler Emil	R	AG
1903/04	Lachenal Adrien	R	GE
1902/03	Hoffmann Arthur	R	SG
1902	von Arx Casimir	R	SO
1901/02	Reichlin Karl	C	SZ
1900/01	Leumann Georg	R	TG
1899/00	Robert Arnold	R	NE
1899	Simen Rinaldo	R	TI
1898/99	Hildebrand Josef	C	ZG
1897/98	Raschein Luzius	R	GR
1896/97	Blumer Othmar	R	ZH
1896	Hohl Joh. Jakob	L	AR
1895/96	Jordan-Martin Adolphe	R	VD
1894/95	de Torrenté Henri	C	VS
1893/94	Munzinger Oskar	R	SO
1893	Eggli Friedrich	L	BE
1892/93	Schaller Henri	C	FR
1891/92	Göttisheim Fritz	R	BS
1890/91	Kellersberger Armin	R	AG
1890	Muheim Gustav	C	UR
1889/90	Hoffmann Karl J.(2)	R	SG
1888/89	Schoch Gustav	DL	SH
1887/88	Gavard Alexandre	R	GE
1887	Herzog-Weber Adam	C	LU
1887	Scherb Albert	R	TG
1886/87	Bory Alphonse	G	VD
1885/86	Zweifel Esajas	M	GL
1884/85	Wirz Theodor	C	OW
1884	Birmann Martin	M	BL
1883/84	Hauser Walter	DL	ZH
1882/83	Vigier Wilhelm (2)	DL	SO
1881/82	Cornaz Auguste	R	NE
1881	Kappeler Karl (4)	M	TG
1880/81	Sahli Christian (2)	L	BE
1879/80	Stehlin Karl Rudolf	M	BS
1878/79	Gengel Florian	DL	GR
1878	Vessaz Antoine	R	VD
1877/78	Hoffmann Karl J. (1)	L	SG
1876/77	Nagel Paul	DL	TG
1876	Sulzer Joh.Jak.	DL	ZH
1875/76	Droz Numa	G	NE
1875	Ringier Gottlieb	M	AG
1874/75	Köchlin Alphons	M	BS
1873/74	Kopp Alois	C	LU
1872/73	Roguin Jules (2)	C	VD
1872	Kappeler Karl (3)	M	TG
1871/72	Keller Augustin	L	AG
1870/71	Stocker Abraham	L	LU
1869/70	Weber Johann	L	BE
1869	Borel Eugène	G	NE
1868/69	Aepli Arnold Otto	M	SG
1867/68	Blumer Joh.Jak. (3)	L	BE
1866/67	Sahli Christian (1)	L	BE
1866	Welti Emil (2)	M	AG
1865/66	Rüttimann Joh. Jak.(2)	M	ZH
1864/65	Roguin Jules (1)	C	VD
1863/64	Schenk Karl	L	BE
1863	Häberlin Eduard	M	TG
1862/63	Vigier Wilhelm (1)	DL	SO
1861/62	Hermann Nicolaus	M	OW
1860/61	Blumer Joh.Jak. (2)	M	GL
1860	Welti Emil (1)	L	AG
1859/60	Briatte François (4)	G	VD
1858/59	Niggeler Niklaus	L	BE
1857/58	Staehelin-Brunner A.	M	BS
1857	Weder Joh. Bapt.	L	SG
1856/57	Briatte François (3)	G	VD
1856	Dubs Jakob	M	ZH
1856	Humbert Aimé	G	NE
1855/56	Schwarz Samuel	L	AG
1855	Fornerod Constant	R	VD
1854/55	Kappeler Karl (2)	M	TG
1854	Fazy James	R	GE
1853/54	Blumer Joh.Jak. (1)	M	GL
1852/53	Briatte François (2)	G	VD
1851/52	Kappeler Karl (1)	M	TG
1851	Migy Paul	G	BE
1850/51	Rüttimann Joh.Jak. (1)	M	ZH
1848/50	Briatte François (1)	G	VD
1848	Furrer Jonas	M	ZH

Before 1890:

L/G ='' Radical Left

DL ='' Democratic Left

M/C ='' Centre Liberal

ER ='' Evangelical Right

Presidents of the Council of States since 1848

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