List of cantonal executives of Switzerland
This article lists the cantonal executives of Switzerland. Each canton of Switzerland has its own executive body, as well as legislative body. The Federal Council is the executive of the Swiss federal government, and is included for purposes of comparison.
The cantonal executives are collegial bodies, each with 5 or 7 members. They are generally called Regierungsrat (Executive Council) in German-speaking cantons and Conseil d'État (State Council) in French-speaking cantons.
List
The below list is up to date as of 29 May 2010.
| Canton | Executive Official name(s) |
Members | President | Party | Last election | Next election | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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AG | Aargau | Executive Council Regierungsrat (German) |
5 | Peter Beyeler | FDP | |||
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AR | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Executive Council Regierungsrat (German) |
7 | Jakob Brunnschweiler | FDP | |||
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AI | Appenzell Innerrhoden | State Commission Standeskommission (German) |
7 | Daniel Fässler | N/A | |||
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BL | Basel-Landschaft | Executive Council Regierungsrat (German) |
5 | Urs Wüthrich-Pelloli | SP | 11 February 2007 | ||
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BS | Basel-Stadt | Executive Council Regierungsrat (German) |
7 | Guy Morin | Greens | |||
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BE | Bern | Executive Council Regierungsrat (German) Conseil exécutif (French) |
7 | Hans-Jürg Käser | FDP | 28 March 2010 | ||
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FR | Fribourg | Council of State Conseil d'État (French) Staatsrat (German) |
7 | Beat Vonlanthen | CVP | 26 November 2006 | 4 December 2010 | |
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GE | Geneva | Council of State Conseil d'État (French) |
7 | François Longchamp | FDP | 15 November 2009 | ||
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GL | Glarus | Executive Council Regierungsrat (German) |
7 | Robert Marti | BDP | |||
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GR | Grisons | Executive Council Regierung (German) Regenza (Romansh) Governo (Italian) |
5 | Claudio Lardi | SP | |||
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JU | Jura | Government Gouvernement (French) |
5 | Charles Juillard | CVP | |||
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LU | Lucerne | Executive Council Regierungsrat (German) |
5 | Anton Schwingruber | CVP | |||
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NE | Neuchâtel | Council of State Conseil d'État (French) |
5 | Jean Studer | SP | |||
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NW | Nidwalden | Executive Council Regierungsrat (German) |
7 | Beat Fuchs | FDP | |||
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OW | Obwalden | Executive Council Regierungsrat (German) |
5 | Esther Gasser Pfulg | FDP | |||
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SH | Schaffhausen | Executive Council Regierungsrat (German) |
5 | Erhard Meister | SVP | |||
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SZ | Schwyz | Executive Council Regierungsrat (German) |
7 | Georg Hess | CVP | |||
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SO | Solothurn | Executive Council Regierungsrat (German) |
5 | Walter Straumann | CVP | |||
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SG | St. Gallen | Government Regierung (German) |
7 | Josef Keller | CVP | |||
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TG | Thurgau | Executive Council Regierungsrat (German) |
5 | Claudius Graf-Schelling | SP | |||
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TI | Ticino | Council of State Consiglio di Stato (Italian) |
5 | Paolo Beltraminelli | CVP | |||
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UR | Uri | Executive Council Regierungsrat (German) |
7 | Isidor Baumann | CVP | |||
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VS | Valais | Council of State Conseil d'État (French) Staatsrat (German) |
5 | Jean-Michel Cina | CVP | |||
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VD | Vaud | Council of State Conseil d'État (French) |
7 | Pascal Broulis | FDP | |||
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ZG | Zug | Executive Council Regierungsrat (German) |
7 | Peter Hegglin | CVP | |||
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ZH | Zürich | Executive Council Regierungsrat (German) |
7 | Hans Hollenstein | CVP | |||
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CH | Confederation | Federal Council Bundesrat (German) Conseil fédéral (French) Consiglio federale (Italian) Cussegl federal (Romansh) |
7 | Doris Leuthard | CVP | 12 December 2007 | ||
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