This is a list of presidents of the Swiss Council of States, one of two houses of the Federal Assembly.
List of presidents of the Council of States No.Portrait Name TermParty Canton1Jonas Furrer(1805–1861)1848 Radical LeftZurich2François Briatte(1805–1877)1848–1850Radical LeftVaud3Johann Jakob Rüttimann(1813–1876)1850–1851Liberal CentreZurich4Paul Migy(1814–1879)1851Radical LeftBern5Karl Kappeler(1816–1888)1851–1852Radical LeftThurgau(2)François Briatte(1805–1877)1852–1853Radical LeftVaud6Johann Jakob Blumer(1819–1875)1853–1854Radical LeftGlarus7James Fazy(1794–1878)1854Radical LeftGeneva(5)Karl Kappeler(1816–1888)1854–1855Radical LeftThurgau8Constant Fornerod(1819–1889)1855Radical LeftVaud9Samuel Schwarz(1814–1868)1855–1856Liberal CentreAargau10Aimé Humbert-Droz(1819–1900)1856Radical LeftLucerne11Jakob Dubs(1822–1879)1856Radical LeftZurich(2)François Briatte(1805–1877)1856–1857Radical LeftVaud12Johann Baptist Weder(1800–1872)1857Radical LeftSt. Gallen13August Stähelin(1812–1886)1857–1858Liberal CentreBasel-Stadt14Niklaus Niggeler(1817–1872)1858–1859Radical LeftBern(2)François Briatte(1805–1877)1859–1860Radical LeftVaud15Emil Welti(1825–1899)1860Radical LeftAargau(6)Johann Jakob Blumer(1819–1875)1860–1861Liberal CentreGlarus16Nicolaus Hermann(1818–1888)1858–1859Catholic RightObwalden17Wilhelm Vigier(1823–1886)1862–1863Radical LeftSolothurn18Eduard Häberlin(1820–1884)1863Liberal CentreThurgau19Karl Schenk(1823–1895)1863–1864Radical LeftBern20Jules Roguin(1823–1908)1864–1865Liberal CentreVaud(3)Johann Jakob Rüttimann(1813–1876)1865–1866Liberal CentreZurich(15)Emil Welti(1825–1899)1866Radical LeftAargau21Christian Sahli(1825–1897)1866–1867Liberal CentreBern(6)Johann Jakob Blumer(1819–1875)1867–1868Liberal CentreGlarus22Arnold Otto Aepli(1816–1897)1868–1869Liberal CentreSt. Gallen23Eugène Borel(1835–1892)1869Radical LeftNeuchâtel24Johann Weber(1828–1878)1869–1870Radical LeftBern25Abraham Stocker(1825–1887)1870–1871Radical LeftLucerne26Augustin Keller(1805–1883)1871–1872Radical LeftAargau(5)Karl Kappeler(1816–1888)1872Radical LeftThurgau(20)Jules Roguin(1823–1908)1872–1873Liberal CentreVaud27Alois Kopp(1827–1891)1873–1874Catholic RightLucerne28Alphons Koechlin(1821–1893)1874–1875Catholic RightBasel-Stadt29Gottlieb Ringier(1837–1929)1875Liberal CentreAargau30Numa Droz(1844–1899)1875–1876Radical LeftNeuchâtel31Johann Jakob Sulzer(1821–1897)1876Democratic LeftZurich32Paul Nagel(1831–1880)1876–1877Liberal CentreThurgau33Karl Hoffmann(1820–1895)1877–1878Radical LeftSt. Gallen34Antoine Vessaz(1833–1911)1878Radical LeftVaud35Florian Gengel(1834–1905)1878–1879Radical LeftGrisons36Karl Rudolf Stehlin(1831–1881)1879–1880Liberal CentreBasel-Stadt(21)Christian Sahli(1825–1897)1880–1881Liberal CentreBern(5)Karl Kappeler(1816–1888)1881Radical LeftThurgau37Auguste Cornaz(1834–1896)1881–1882Radical LeftNeuchâtel(17)Wilhelm Vigier(1823–1886)1882–1883Liberal CentreSolothurn38Walter Hauser(1837–1902)1883–1884Democratic LeftZurich39Martin Birmann(1828–1890)1884Liberal CentreBasel-Landschaft40Theodor Wirz(1842–1901)1884–1885Catholic RightObwalden41Esajas Zweifel(1827–1904)1885–1886Liberal CentreGlarus42Alphonse Bory(1838–1891)1886–1887Radical LeftVaud43Albert Scherb(1839–1908)1887Radical LeftThurgau44Adam Herzog(1829–1895)1887Catholic RightLucerne45Alexandre Gavard(1845–1898)1887–1888Radical LeftGeneva46Heinrich Gustav Schoch(1841–1895)1888–1889Democratic GroupSchaffhausen(33)Karl Hoffmann(1820–1895)1889–1890Radical LeftSt. Gallen47Gustav Muheim(1851–1917)1890Catholic RightUri48Armin Kellersberger(1838–1905)1890–1891Radical LeftAargau49Fritz Göttisheim(1837–1896)1891–1892Radical LeftBasel-Stadt50Henri Gaspard de Schaller(1828–1900)1892–1893Catholic RightFribourg51Friedrich Eggli(1838–1895)1893Radical LeftBern52Oskar Munzinger(1849–1932)1893–1894Radical LeftSolothurn53Henri de Torrenté(1845–1922)1894–1895Catholic RightValais54Adolphe Jordan(1845–1900)1895–1896FDPVaud55Johann Jakob Hohl(1834–1913)1896FDPAppenzell Ausserrhoden56Othmar Blumer(1848–1900)1896–1897FDPZurich57Luzius Raschein(1831–1899)1897–1898FDPGrisons58Josef Hildebrand(1855–1935)1898–1899Catholic RightZug59Rinaldo Simen(1849–1910)1899FDPTicino60Arnold Robert(1846–1925)1899–1900FDPNeuchâtel61Georg Leumann(1842–1918)1900–1901FDPThurgau62Karl Reichlin(1841–1924)1901–1902FDPSchwyz63Casimir von Arx(1852–1931)1902FDPSolothurn64Arthur Hoffmann(1857–1927)1902–1903FDPSt. Gallen65Adrien Lachenal(1849–1918)1903–1904FDPGeneva66Emil Isler(1851–1936)1904–1905FDPAargau67Albert Ammann(1860–1929)1905–1906FDPSchaffhausen68Adalbert Wirz(1848–1925)1906–1907Catholic RightObwalden69Paul Scherrer(1862–1935)1907–1908FDPBasel-Stadt70Adrien Thélin(1842–1922)1908–1909FDPVaud71Paul Emil Usteri(1853–1927)1909–1910FDPZurich72Josef Winiger(1855–1929)1910–1911Catholic RightLucerne73Felix Calonder(1863–1952)1911–1912FDPGrisons74Gottfried Kunz(1859–1930)1912–1913FDPBern75Eugène Richard(1843–1925)1913–1914FDPGeneva76Johannes Geel(1854–1937)1914–1915FDPSt. Gallen77Georges Python(1856–1927)1915–1916KVPFribourg78Philippe Mercier(1872–1936)1916–1917FDPGlarus79Beat Heinrich Bolli(1858–1938)1917–1918FDPSchaffhausen80Friedrich Brügger(1854–1930)1918–1919KVPGrisons81Auguste Pettavel(1845–1921)1919–1920FDPNeuchâtel82Johannes Baumann(1874–1953)1920–1921FDPAppenzell Ausserrhoden83Joseph Räber(1872–1934)1921–1922KVPSchwyz84Albert Böhi(1862–1945)1922–1923FDPThurgau85Henri Simon(1868–1932)1923–1924FDPVaud86Josef Andermatt(1871–1942)1924–1925KVPZug87Gottfried Keller(1873–1945)1925–1926FDPAargau88Robert Schöpfer(1869–1941)1926–1927FDPSolothurn89Emile Savoy(1877–1935)1927–1928KVPFribourg90Oskar Wettstein(1866–1952)1928–1929FDPZurich91Anton Messmer(1858–1937)1929–1930KVPSt. Gallen92Paul Charmillot(1865–1932)1930–1931FDPBern93Jakob Sigrist(1869–1935)1931–1932KVPLucerne94Andreas Laely(1864–1955)1932–1933FDPGrisons95Antonio Riva(1870–1942)1933–1934KVPTicino96Ernest Béguin(1879–1966)1934–1935FDPNeuchâtel97Walter Amstalden(1883–1966)1935–1936KVPObwalden98Edwin Hauser(1864–1949)1936–1937DPGlarus99Bernard Weck(1890–1950)1937–1938KVPFribourg100Ernst Löpfe(1878–1970)1938–1939FDPSt. Gallen101Albert Zust(1874–1952)1939–1940KVPLucerne102Albert Malche(1876–1956)1940–1941FDPGeneva103Hans Fricker(1879–1956)1941–1942KVPAargau104Norbert Bosset(1883–1969)1942–1943FDPVaud105Adolf Suter(1882–1947)1943–1944KVPSchwyz106Paul Altwegg(1884–1952)1944–1945FDPThurgau107Joseph Piller(1890–1954)1945–1946KVPFribourg108Walter Ackermann(1890–1969)1946–1947FDPAppenzell Ausserrhoden109Alphons Iten(1898–1964)1947–1948KVPZug110Gustav Wenk(1884–1956)1948–1949SPBasel-Stadt111Paul Haefelin(1889–1972)1949–1950FDPSolothurn112Gotthard Egli(1884–1979)1950–1951KVPLucerne113Bixio Bossi(1896–1990)1951–1952FDPTicino114Johann Schmuki(1890–1970)1952–1953KVPSt. Gallen115Jean-Louis Barrelet(1902–1976)1953–1954FDPNeuchâtel116Armin Locher(1897–1967)1954–1955KVPAppenzell Innerrhoden117Rudolf Weber(1887–1972)1955–1956BGBBern118Kurt Schoch(1904–1980)1956–1957FDPSchaffhausen119Fritz Stähli(1895–1961)1957–1958KCVPSchwyz120Augustin Lusser(1896–1973)1958–1959KCVPZug121Gabriel Despland(1901–1983)1959–1960FDPVaud122Antonio Antognini(1893–1972)1960–1961KCVPTicino123Ernst Vaterlaus(1891–1976)1961–1962FDPZurich124Frédéric Fauquex(1898–1976)1962–1963LPSVaud125Ludwig Danioth(1902–1996)1963–1964KCVPUri126Jakob Müller(1895–1967)1964–1965FDPThurgau127Dominik Auf der Maur(1896–1978)1965–1966KCVPSchwyz128Willi Rohner(1907–1977)1966–1967FDPSt. Gallen129Emil Wipfli(1900–1988)1967–1968KCVPUri130Christian Clavadetscher(1897–1980)1968–1969FDPLucerne131Paul Torche(1912–1990)1969–1970KCVPFribourg132Arno Theus(1911–1999)1970–1971DPGrisons133Ferruccio Bolla(1911–1984)1971–1972FDPTicino134Marius Lampert(1902–1991)1972–1973CVPValais135Kurt Bächtold(1918–2009)1973–1974FDPSchaffhausen136Heinrich Oechslin(1913–1985)1974–1975CVPSchwyz137Willi Wenk(1914–1994)1975–1976SPBasel-Stadt138Hans Munz(1916–2013)1976–1977FDPThurgau139Robert Reimann(1911–1987)1977–1978CVPAargau140Ulrich Luder(1919–1987)1978–1979FDPSolothurn141Josef Ulrich(1917–2007)1979–1980CVPSchwyz142Peter Hefti(1922–2012)1980–1981FDPGlarus143Jost Dillier(1921–2016)1981–1982CVPObwalden144Pierre Dreyer(1924–2005)1982CVPFribourg145Walter Weber(1917–2008)1982–1983SPSolothurn146Édouard Debétaz(1917–1999)1983–1984FDPVaud147Markus Kündig(1931–2011)1984–1985CVPZug148Peter Gerber(1923–2012)1985–1986SVPBern149Alois Dobler(born 1929)1986–1987CVPSchwyz150Franco Masoni(born 1928)1987–1988FDPTicino151Hubert Reymond(born 1938)1988–1989LPSVaud152Luregn Mathias Cavelty(born 1935)1989–1990CVPGrisons153Max Affolter(1923–1991)1990–1991FDPSolothurn154Arthur Hänsenberger(1927–2014)1991FDPBern155Josi Meier(1926–2006)1991–1992CVPLucerne156Otto Piller(born 1942)1992–1993SPFribourg157Riccardo Jagmetti(born 1929)1993–1994FDPZurich158Niklaus Küchler(born 1941)1994–1995CVPObwalden159Otto Schoch(1934–2013)1995–1996FDPAppenzell Ausserrhoden160Édouard Delalay(born 1936)1996–1997CVPValais161Ulrich Zimmerli(born 1942)1997–1998SVPBern162René Rhinow(born 1942)1998–1999FDPBasel-Landschaft163Carlo Schmid-Sutter(born 1950)1999–2000CVPAppenzell Innerrhoden164Françoise Saudan(born 1939)2000–2001FDPGeneva165Anton Cottier(1943–2006)2001–2002CVPFribourg166Gian-Reto Plattner(1939–2009)2002–2003SPBasel-Stadt167Fritz Schiesser(born 1954)2003–2004FDPGlarus168Bruno Frick(born 1953)2004–2005CVPSchwyz169Rolf Büttiker(born 1950)2005–2006FDPSolothurn170Peter Bieri(born 1952)2006–2007CVPZug171Christoffel Brändli(born 1943)2007–2008SVPGrisons172Alain Berset(born 1972)2008–2009SPFribourg173Erika Forster-Vannini(born 1944)2009–2010FDPSt. Gallen174Hansheiri Inderkum(born 1947)2010–2011CVPUri175Hans Altherr(born 1950)2011–2012FDPAppenzell Ausserrhoden176Filippo Lombardi(born 1956)2012–2013CVPTicino177Hannes Germann(born 1956)2013–2014SVPSchaffhausen178Claude Hêche(born 1952)2014–2015SPJura179Raphaël Comte(born 1979)2015–2016FDPNeuchâtel180Ivo Bischofberger(born 1958)2016–2017CVPAppenzell Innerrhoden181Karin Keller-Sutter(born 1963)2017–2018FDPSt. Gallen182Jean-René Fournier(born 1957)2018–2019CVPValais183Hans Stöckli(born 1952)2019–2020SPBern184Alex Kuprecht(born 1957)2020–2021SVPSchwyz185Thomas Hefti(born 1959)2021–2022FDPGlarus186Brigitte Häberli-Koller(born 1958)2022–2023CentreThurgau187Eva Herzog(born 1962)2023–2024SPBasel-Stadt188Andrea Caroni(born 1980)2024–2025FDPAppenzell Ausserrhoden189Stefan Engler(born 1960)2025–presentCentreGrisons
List of vice presidents of the Council of States
Before 2000