List presidents of the Swiss National council

Chronological list of the presidents of the National council of 1848 to 1959

Abbreviations of the parties: to see in the chapter (1959 -)

1848 to 1860

1848 : Ulrich Ochsenbein (Bern, radical left)
1848: Jakob Robert Steiger (Lucerne, radical left)
1849: Alfred Escher (Zurich, radical left)
1850: Johann Konrad Kern (Thurgovie, radical left)
1851: Jakob Stämpfli (Bern, radical left)
1851: Johann Trog (Soleure, radical left)
1852: Johann Matthias Hungerbühler (Saint-Gall, radical left)
1853: Giovanni Battista Pioda (Tessin, radical left)
1854: Jakob Dubs (Zurich, radical left)
1854: Casimir Pfyffer (Lucerne, radical left)
1855: Eduard Eugen Blösch (Bern, evangelic right-hand side)
1856: Friedrich Siegfried (Argovie, radical left)
1856: Jules Martin (Vaud, radical left)
1856: Alfred Escher (Zurich, radical left)
1857: Paul Migy (Bern, radical left)
1857: Augustin Keller (Argovie, radical left)
1858: Johann Jakob Stehlin ( Basle-City, liberal center)
1859: Friedrich Peyer im Hof (Schaffhouse, liberal center)
1860: Johann Baptist Weder (Saint-Gall, radical left)
1860: Edouard Dapples (Vaud, liberal center)

1861 to 1870

1861 : Karl Karrer (Bern, radical left)
1862: Alfred Escher (Zurich, liberal center)
1863: Joachim Heer (Glaris, liberal center)
1863: Victor Ruffy (Vaud, radical left)
1864: Gottlieb Jäger (Argovie, liberal center)
1865: Andreas Rudolf Planted (Grisons, liberal center)
1866: Niklaus Niggeler (Bern, radical left)
1866: Filipino Jules (Neuchâtel, radical left)
1867: Johann Jakob Stehlin ( Basle-City, liberal center)
1868: Simon Kaiser (Soleure, radical left)
1869: Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet (Vaud, radical left)
1869: Joachim Heer (Glaris, liberal center)
1870: Fridolin Anderwert (Thurgovie, radical left)

1871 to 1880

1871 : Rudolf Brunner (Bern, radical left)
1872: Charles Friderich (Geneva, liberal center)
1872: Daniel Wirth-Sand (Saint-Gall, liberal center)
1873: Gottlieb Ziegler (Zurich, radical left)
1874: Karl Feer-Herzog (Argovie, liberal center)
1874: Louis Ruchonnet (Vaud, radical left)
1875: Jakob Stämpfli (Bern, radical left)
1875: Emil Frei (Basle-Countryside, radical left)
1876: Arnold Otto Aepli (Saint-Gall, liberal center)
1877: Eduard Marti (Bern, radical left)
1878: Filipino Jules (Neuchâtel, radical left)
1878: Nickel silver Römer (Zurich, liberal center)
1879: Arnold Künzli (Argovie, radical left)
1880: Karl Burckhardt ( Basle-City, radical left)

1881 to 1890

1881 : Antoine Vessaz (Vaud, radical left)
1881: Karl Zyro (Bern, radical left)
1882: Adolf Deucher (Thurgovie, radical left)
1883: Simon Kaiser (Soleure, radical left)
1884: Georges Favon (Geneva, radical left)
1884: Johannes Stössel (Zurich, radical left)
1885: Andreas Bezzola (Grison, radical left)
1886: Henri Morel (Neuchâtel, evangelic right-hand side)
1887: Josef Zemp (Lucerne, liberal center)
1887: Erwin Kurz (Argovie, radical left)
1888: Eugene Ruffy (Vaud, evangelic right-hand side)
1889: Heinrich Häberlin (Thurgovie, radical left)
1890: August Suter (Saint-Gall, radical-liberal group)
1890: Eduard Müller (Bern, radical-liberal group)

1891 to 1900

1891 : Adrien Lachenal (Geneva, radical-liberal group)
1892: Albert Brosi (Soleure, radical-liberal group)
1893: Ludwig Forrer (Zurich, radical-liberal group)
1893: Robert Countess (Neuchâtel, radical-liberal group)
1894: Ernst Brenner ( Basle-City, radical-liberal group)
1895: Johann Jakob Bachmann (Thurgovie, liberal center)
1896: Josef Stockmar (Bern, radical-liberal group)
1896: Rudolf Gallati (Glaris, radical-liberal group)
1896: Johann Josef Keel (Saint-Gall, PDC)
1897: Robert Grieshaber (Schaffhouse, radical-liberal group)
1898: Adrien Thélin (Vaud, radical-liberal group)
1899: Hermann Heller (Lucerne, radical-liberal group)
1899: Rudolf Geilinger (Zurich, radical-liberal group)
1900: Fritz Bühlmann (Bern, radical-liberal group)

1901 to 1910

1901 : Gustave Ador (Geneva, radical-liberal group)
1902: Ulrich Meister (Zurich, radical-liberal group)
1902: Clemens Iten (Zoug, radical-liberal group)
1902: Konrad Zschokke (Argovie, radical-liberal group)
1903: Louis Martin (Neuchâtel, radical-liberal group)
1904: Joseph Anton Schobinger (Lucerne, PDC)
1905: Johann Hirter (Bern, radical-liberal group)
1906: Camille Decoppet (Vaud, radical-liberal group)
1907: Paul Speiser ( Basle-City, radical-liberal group)
1908: Adolf Germann (Thurgovie, radical-liberal group)
1909: Virgile Rossel (Bern, radical-liberal group)
1910: Josef Kuntschen (Were worth, PDC)

1911 to 1920

1911 : Emil Karl Wild (Saint-Gall, radical-liberal group)
1912: Carl Spahn (Schaffhouse, radical-liberal group)
1913: Alfred Planta (Grison, radical-liberal group)
1914: Felix Hello (Vaud, radical-liberal group)
1915: Arthur Eugster (Appenzell Rhodos-Interior, radical-liberal group)
1916: Anton Büeler (Schwytz, PDC)
1917: Henri Calame (Neuchâtel, radical-liberal group)
1918: Heinrich Häberlin (Thurgovie, radical-liberal group)
1919: Eduard Blumer (Glaris, independent)
1920: Evaristo Garbani-Nerini (Tessin, radical-liberal group)

1921 to 1930

1921 : Emil Klöti (Zurich, PS)
1922: Johann Jenny (Bern, PAB)
1923: Raymond Evéquoz (Were worth, PDC)
1924: Albert Mächler (Saint-Gall, radical-liberal group)
1925: Emil Hoffmann (Thurgovie, PS)
1926: Paul Maillefer (Vaud, radical-liberal group)
1927: Rudolf Minger (Bern, PAB)
1928: Heinrich Walther (Lucerne, PDC)
1929: Ernest-Paul Graber (Neuchâtel, PS)
1930: Hans Sträuli (Zurich, radical-liberal group)

1931 to 1940

1931 : Novel Abt (Argovie, PAB)
1932: Ruggero Dollfus (Tessin, PDC)
1933: Johannes Huber (Saint-Gall, PS)
1934: Hermann Schüpbach (Bern, radical-liberal group)
1935: Rudolf Reichling (Zurich, PAB)
1936: Maurice Troillet (Were worth, PDC)
1937: Fritz To raise ( Basle-City, PS)
1938: Henry Vallotton (Vaud, radical-liberal group)
1939: Hans Stähli (Bern, PAB)
1940: Emil Nietlispach (Argovie, PDC)

1941 to 1950

1941 : Charles Rosselet (Geneva, PS)
1942: Emil Keller (Argovie, radical-liberal group)
1943: Paul Gysler (Zurich, PAB)
1944: Pierre Aeby (Freiburg, PDC)
1945: Robert Grimm (Bern, PS)
1946: Max Wey (Lucerne, radical-liberal group)
1947: Albert Picot (Geneva, radical-liberal group)
1948: Josef Escher (Were worth, PDC)
1949: Jacques Schmid (Soleure, PS)
1950: Aleardo Pini (Tessin, radical-liberal group)

1951 to 1958

1951 : Karl Renold (Argovie, PAB)
1952: Thomas Holenstein (Saint-Gall, PDC)
1953: Henri Perret (Neuchâtel, PS)
1954: Hermann Häberlin (Zurich, radical-liberal group)
1955: Paul Burgdorfer (Bern, PAB)
1956: Joseph Condrau (Grison, PDC)
1957: Robert Bratschi (Bern, PS)
1958: Eugen Dietschi ( Basle-City, radical-liberal group)

Chronological list of the presidents of the National council since 1959 (introduction of the magic formula)

Abbreviations of the parties: PS (Socialist party), PDC (Left Christian-Democrat), PRD (Left radical-democratic), PL (Liberal party), UDC (democratic Union of the center) and its old name (PAB, Party of the peasants, craftsmen and middle-class man), AdI (Alliance of Independent the)

1959 to 1960

1959 : Gaston Clottu (Neuchâtel, PL) by 172 votes
1960: Emil Duft (Zurich, PDC) by 142 votes

1961 to 1970

1961 : Walther Bringolf (Schaffhouse, PS) by 149 votes
1962: Andre Guinand (Geneva, PRD) by 161 votes
1963: Otto Hess (Thurgovie, PAB) by 182 votes (maximum of voices obtained by a president)
1964: Franz-Josef Kurmann (Lucerne, PDC) by 152 votes
1965: Pierre Graber (Vaud, PS) by 153 votes
1966: Alfred Schaller ( Basle-City, PRD) by 154 votes
1967: Hans Conzett (Zurich, PAB) by 172 votes
1968: max Aebischer (Freiburg, PDC) by 177 votes
1969: Mathias Eggenberger (Saint-Gall, PS) by 166 votes
1970: Alfred Weber (Uri, PRD) by 157 votes

1971 to 1980

1971 : William Vontobel (Zurich, AdI) by 174 votes
1972: Enrico Franzoni (Tessin, PDC) by 136 votes
1973: Anton Muheim (Lucerne, PS) by 148 votes
1974: Simon Kohler (Bern, PRD) by 153 votes
1975: Rudolf Etter (Bern, UDC) by 163 votes
1976: Hans Wyer ¹ (Were worth, PDC) by 141 votes
1977: Elisabeth Blunschy (Schwytz, PDC) by 111 vote (minimum of voices obtained by a president), (first woman to occupy this function)
1977: Alfred Bussey (Vaud, PS) by 161 votes
1978: Luigi Generali (Tessin, PRD) by 147 votes
1979: Hanspeter Fischer (Thurgovie, UDC) by 144 votes
1980: Laurent Butty (Freiburg, PDC) by 151 votes

1981 to 1990

1981 : Hedi Lang (Zurich, PS) by 162 votes
1982: Franz Eng (Soleure, PRD) by 163 votes
1983: Andre Gautier (Geneva, PL) by 152 votes
1984: Arnold Koller (Appenzell Rhodos-External, UDC) by 147 votes
1985: Martin Bundi (Grison, PS) by 154 votes
1986: Jean-Jacques Cevey (Vaud, PRD) by 156 votes
1987: Rudolf Reichling (Zurich, UDC) by 148 votes
1988: Josef Iten (Nidwald, UDC) by 160 votes
1989: Victor Ruffy (Vaud, PS) by 162 votes
1990: Ulrich Bremi (Zurich, PRD) by 143 votes

1991 to 2000

1991 : Hans-Rudolf Nebiker (Basle-Countryside, UDC) by 136 votes
1992: Paul Schmidhalter (Were worth, PDC) by 165 votes
1993: Gret To haul (Bern, PS) by 120 votes
1994: Claude Frey (Neuchâtel, PRD) by 156 votes
1995: Jean-François Leuba (Vaud, PL) by 164 votes
1996: Judith Stamm (Lucerne, UDC) by 142 votes
1997: Ernst Leuenberger (Soleure, PS) by 149 votes
1998: Trix Heberlein (Zurich, PRD) by 142 votes
1999: Hanspeter Seiler (Bern, UDC) by 130 votes
2000: Peter Hess (Zoug, PDC) by 155 votes

2001 to 2010

2001 : Liliane Maury-Pasquier (Geneva, PS) by 151 votes
2002: Yves Christen (Vaud, PRD) by 129 votes
2003: Max Binder (Zurich, UDC) by 148 votes
2004: Jean-Philippe Maitre ¹ (Geneva, PDC) by 148 votes
2005: Therese Meyer (Freiburg, PDC) by 128 votes
2005: Claude Janiak (Basle-Countryside, PS) by 154 votes
2006: Christine Egerszegi-Obrist (Argovie, PRD)

¹ the mandates of Hans Wyer and Jean-Philippe Maitre were stopped, for the first because of its election to the Council of State Valais year, for the second because of the treatment related to its cerebral Tumeur . The election of their successors took place respectively the May 2nd 1977 and the March 8th 2005.

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