Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Parliament of Switzerland (Female suffrage 1971)

Also see Switzerland Ministers

The Bundesversammlung/Assemblée fédérale or Eidgenössische Räte consists of the
Nationalrat/Conseil national/Consiglio nazionale
and the Ständerat/Conseil des états/Consigio degli stati

The Presidents and Vice-Presidents are in office from December until December the following year.

1976-77 Vice-President of the National Council Elisabeth Blunschy
1977 President of the National Council
Also known as Blunschy(-Steiner) (b. 1922-).

1980-81 Vice-President of the National Council Heidi Lang
1981-82 President of the National Council
At the time known as Lang-Agheri. Councillor in the Government of Zürich 1983-95,  She lived 1931-2004).

1992-99 Secretary General of the Federal Assembly Annemarie Huber-Hotz
In 1999 she was elected Bundeskanzlerin/Federal Chancellor - the Secretary General and Advisor of the Bundesrat (Government) (b. 1948)

1990-91 Vice-President of the Council of State Josi J. Meier
1991-92 President of the Council of States
(b. 1926-)

1992-93 Vice-President of the National Council Gret Haller
1993-94 President of the National Council
Member of the executive of the city of Bern 1984-88, 1987-94 Member of the Nationalrat, 1990-94 Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and 1992-93 its Vice-President, 1994-96 Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, 1995 Candidate for the post of Federal Councillor (Minister),  1996-2000 Human Rights Ombudsperson for Bosnia and Herzegovina. (1947-).

1995-96 Vice-President of the National Council Judith Stamm
1996-97 President of the National Council
(1934-).

1997-98 Vice-President of the National Council Trix Heberlein
1998-99 President of the National Council
Also known as Heberlein-Huff (b. 1942-).

1998-99 Erste Stimzählerin of the Council of Estates Françoise Saudan
1999-2000 1. Vice-President of the Council of Estates
2000-01 President of the Council of Estates
(b. 1939-).

2000 2. Vice-President of the National Council Liliane Maury Pasquier
2000-01 1. Vice-President
2001-02 President
(b. 1956-)

2000- Secretary General of the Federal Assembly Mariangela Wallimann-Bornatico (1948-)

2004-05 2. Vice-President of the National Council Christine Egerszegi-Obrist
2005-06 1. Vice-President of the National Council
2006-07 President of the National Council
(b. 1948-).

2005 President of the National Council Thérèse Meyer-Kaelin
She was elected in March to fill the vacancy after the previous President resigned because of ilness.

2006-07 2. Vice-President of the National Council Chiara Simoneschi-Cortesi
2007-08 1. Vice-President

2007-08 2. Vice-President of the National Council Pascale Bruderer

2007-08 2. Vice-President of the Council of Estates Erika Forster-Vannini

Last update 13.12.07