Worldwide
Guide to Women in Leadership
Switzerland Local Chiefs of Government
Also see Switzerland Local Leaders and Switzerland Ministers
1988-89 Vice-President of the Government Hedi Lang, Kanton Zürich
1989-90 President of the Government
1993-94 Vice-President of the Government
1994-95 President of the Government
She was President of the Nationalrat 1981-82 and 1983-91 Councillor of Interior
and 1991-95 Councillor of Economy. She lived (1931-2004).
1988-89 Vice-President of the Government Leni Robert,
Kanton Bern
Councillor of Education 1986-90.
1990 Vice-Landammann Cornelia Füeg, Kanton Solothurn
1991 Frau Landammamann
1994 Vice-Landammann
1995 Frau Landammann
She was Councillor of Housing, Building and traffic until 1997
1991-92 Statthalter Brigitte Mürner-Gilitt of Kanton
Luzern
1992-93 Schultheiss (Chief of Government)
1996-97 Statthalter
1997-98 Schultheiss
Until 1999 Councillor of Education
1992-93 Landesstadthalter Margrit Weber-Röllin of Kanton Schwyz
1993-94 Landammann
1995-96 President of the Government Dori Schaer-Born, Bern
Councillor of Building, Traffic and Energy 1992-2002.
1995 Vice-President of the
Council of State Ruth Lüthi of Canton Fribourg/Freiburg
1996 President of the Council of State
1999 Vice-President of Council of State
2000 President of the Council of State
2004 Vice-President of the Council of
State
2005 President of the Council of State
Councillor of Social Affairs and Health from 1995
1996-98 Landesstatthalter Dr.phil Stéphane Mörikofer-Zwez of Kanton Argau
1997-98 Landammann
Councillor of Health 1993-99 and Councillor of Interior from 1999.
1996-97 Vice-President of the Government Elisabeth Zölch-Balmer,
Bern
1997-98 President of the Government
2002-03 President of the Government
Councillor of People's Economy from 1994. The Councillor of Building, Traffic and
Energy since 1992-2006.
1996-97 Landammann
2003-04 Landammann Alice Scherrer-Baumen, Kanton Appenzell-Ausserrhoden
Government Councillor and Director of
Health since1994.
1996 Vice-President of the Government Anita Rion, Republique et Canton du Jura
1997 President of the Government
2001 Vice-President of the Government
2002 President of the Government
Minister of Education.
1997-98 Vice-President of the Council of State
Martine Brunschwig Graf
1998-99 President of the Council of State
2003-04 Vice-President of the Council of State
2004-05 President of the Council of State
Councillor of Public Education and Military Affairs 1993-2003,
Acting Councillor of Finances 2002-03
Councillor of Finances and Military Affairs
2003-05.
(b. 1950-)
1997-98 President of the Government/Landammann Marianne Kleiner-Schläpfer
of Kanton Appenzell-Ausserrhoden
1999-2000 President of the Government/Landammann
She was Director of Finance 1994-2003.
1998-99 President of the Government lic.phil. Veronica Schaller of Kanton
Basel Stadt (Basel City)
Councillor of Health from 1992.
1998-99 and 2000-01 President of the Government Marina Masoni of Repubblica e Cantone del
Ticino
Director of Economy 1995-2005.
1998-99 President of the Government Elsebeth
Schneider-Kenel of Kanton
Basel Landschaft (Basel Landscape)
2002-03 President of the Government
2005-06 President of the Government
Councillor of Building and Environment from 1996
1998-99 Landammann lic.phil. Rita Ross-Niemann of St.
Gallen
1999-2000 Landamann-Stellvertreterin (1/7-30/6)
Director of Economy since 1996. In 1999 she was candidate for the post of
National Councillor (Minister in the National Government)
1999-2000 Government President Verena Diener of Kanton Zürich
2005-06 Vice-President of the Government Council
2006-07 President of the Government Council
Councillor of Health 1991 and Councillor of Health 1995-2007 ans
Councillor
of Social Affairs 1995-97, Leader of the Faction of the
Green Party in the National Assembly 1992-95.
1999-2000 Vice-Government President Rita Fuhrer of Kanton Zurich
2000-2001 Government President
2006-07 Vice-Government President
2007-08 Government President
Councillor of Social Affairs and Safety (Police) 1995-99 and Social Affairs from
1999
1999 Vice-President of the Government Ruth Metzler-Arnold of
Appenzell-Innerrhoden
Director of Finance 1996-99, Federal Councillor of Justice 1999-2003
and Federal Vice-President in 2003..
1999 Vice-Landammann Ruth Gisi-Wilisegger, Kanton Solothurn
2000 Frau Landammann
2003 Vice-Landammann
2004 Landammann
Councillor of Education since 1997.
1999-2000 Vice-President of the Government Dora Andres of Kanton Bern
(1/6-31/5)
2000-01 President of the Government
Councillor of Police and Military from 1996
1999 Vice-Presidente de
Counseil d'Etat Jacqueline Maurer-Mayor of Vaud
2000 and 2004 Presidente de Counseil d'Etat
President of the Grand Council 1996-97 and Chief of Economy Department 1997-2007. In August 2000 she took absence of leave to be treated for an illness.
1999-2000 Vice-President of the Government Vreni Schawalder-Linder of
Kanton Thurgau
Councillor of Education and Culture 1996-2000.
2000-01 Vice-President of the Government Barbara
Schneider, Basel Stadt
2001-02 President of the Government
2005-06 Vice-President of the Government
2006-07 President of the Government
Councillor of Building and Industrial Works since 1996.
2000 Vice-President Dr. Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf of Kanton Graubünden/Cantone
dei Grigioni/Chantun Grischun
2001 President of the Government
2004 Vice-President
Councillor of Finance and Military 1998-2007 and Federal Councillor of Justice
and Police from 2008.
2000-01 Vice-President of the Council of State
Micheline Calmy-Rey,
République et Canton de Genève
2001-02 President of the Council of State
Councillor of Finances 1997-2002. From 2003 Federal
Councillor in charge of Foreign Affairs, Confederal Vice-President in 2006 and
President in 2007. (b. 1945).
2000-02 Frau Landesstatthalter Dr.iur. Gabi
Huber of Kanton Uri
2002-04 Frau Landammann
Director of Finance and Interior 1996-2004.
2000-01 Vice-President of the State Council Monika Dusong,
République and Canton of
Neuchâtel
2001-03 President of the State Council
Councillor of State and Chief of Justice, Health and Security 1997-2005.
2001 and 2007 President of the Government Lic.phil Katrin Hilber, St. Gallen
Councillor of State and Director of Interior and Military since 1996.
2001 Vice-President of the Government Francine
Jeanprêtre, Vaud
2002 President of the Government
Chief of the Education and Youth Department 1998-2002
2002-03 President
of the Council of State Patrizia Pesenti, Ticino
2007-08 President
of the Council of State
Since 1999 Director of Social Affairs (b. 1958).
2002-03 Landstatthalter Maria Küchler-Flury,
Obwalden
2002-03 Landammann
Councillor of Economy since 1992-2006.
2003 Schultheiss Margit Fischer-Williman
of Luzern
Councillor of Military, Police and
Environment since 1999.
2003-04 Vice-President of the Government Barbara
Egger-Jenzer, Bern
2004-05 President of the Government
2007-08 Vice-President of the Government
2008-09 President of the Government
Vice-President 2000 and
2001-02 President of the Grosse Rat,
from
2002 Councillor of Housing, Traffic and Construction
2003-04 Vice-President of the Council of State
Sylvie Perrinjaquet, Neuchâtel
2004-05 President of the Council of State
2005-06 Vice-President of the Council of State
2006-07 President of the Council of State
Chief of the Departments of Finance and Social Affairs from 2001.
2003-07 Landammann
Alice Scherrer-Baumann, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden
Government Councillor and Director of Health 1994-2007.
2003-04 Landstatthalter Elisabeth Gander-Hofer,
Obwalden
2004-05 Landammann
From 1995 Councillor of Health and Security
2003-04 Vice-President of the Government Council Dorothée Fierz
2005-06 President of the Government Council
Councillor of Building and Substitute Councillor of Health
from 2003.
2004-05 Frau Statthalter
Brigitte Profos-Meier,
Zug
2005-06 Frau Landammann
Councillor of Interior from 2001.
2004-05 Landesstatthalterin
Lisbeth Gabriel,
Nidwalden
2005-06 Landammann
Member of the Regierungsrat and Director
of Agriculture and Environment from 2002.
2005 Landammann
Anne-Catherine Lyon, Vaud
Chief of the Education and Formation Department
from
2002.
2005-06 Landesstatthalterin
Beatrice Jann, Nidwalden
2006-07 Landammann
1999-2000 Vice-President of the Landrat and Member of the Regierungsrat and Director of Education
since 2002.
2005 Vice-President of the Government Elisabeth
Baume-Schneider, Jura
2006 President of the Government
2007 Vice-President of the Government
2008 President of the Government
President of the Parlement 1999-2000 and Minister
of Education since 2002.
(b. 1963-).
2006-07 Vice-President of the
Government
Eva Herzog, Basel-Stadt
2007-08 President of the Government
Councillor of Finance from 2004.
2006-07 and 2011-12 President of the Council of State Karin Keller-Sutter, Sankt Gallen
Councillor of State and Director of Justice and Police since 2000.
2006 Vice-President of the Council of State Isabelle Chassot,
Fribourg
2007 President
Councillor of Education, Culture and Sport since 2002.
2006 and 2011 Statthalter
Yvonne Schärli-Gerig, Luzern
2007 and 2012 Schultheiss
President of the Grand Conseil in 2002 and Councillor of Justice,
Military and Police since 2003.
2006-07 Vice-President of the Government Sabine Pegoraro, Basel-Landschaft
2007-08 President of the Government
2011-12 Vice-President of the Government
Councillor of Justice, Police and Military from 2003.
2007 and 2011 Vice-President of the
Government Ursula Hafner-Wipf,
Schaffenhausen
2008 and 2012 President of the Government
President of the Kantonsrat in 2000
and Chief of the Department
of Interior since 2005.
2007 and 2012 Vice-Landammann Esther Gassler-Leuenberger, Solothurn
2008 Landammann
Councillor of Economy from 2005.
2008-10 Landamman Marianne Dürst-Kundert, Glarus
Councillor of Interior from 1998. (b. 1961-).
2008-09
President of the Government Heidi Hanselmann, Sankt Gallen
Councillor of State
for Health from 2004.
2008-09 Vice-President of the
Government
Regine Aeppl, Zürich
2009-10 President of the Government
Councillor of Education from 2003 and also Substitute Councillor of Economy and from 2007 of Health
2008 and 2012 Vice-President of the Government Rosmarie Widmer Gysel, Schaffenhausen
2009 President of the Government
Chief of the Department of Education since
2005.
2009
Landstatthalter (Deputy Chief of Government) Esther Gasser Pfulg, Obwalden
2009-10 Acting Landammann (October-January
2010 Landammann (February-July)
Councillor of Security and Health since 2006.
2010-11 Vice-President of the Council of State Laura Sadis,
Ticino
2011-12 President of the Council of State
Councillor of Finance and Economy from 2007.
2010-11 Vice-President of the Government Ursula Gut-Winterberger,
Zürich
2011-12 President of the Government
2011-12 Frau Landstatthalter
Susanne Hochuli, Aargau
2012-12 Landammann
Councillor of Social Affairs and
Health since 2009.
2011-12 Vice-President of the Government Esther Waeber-Kalbermatten,
Valais
2012-13 President of the Government
Councillor of Social Security and Social Affairs and
Integration from 2009.
2011-12 Vice-President of the Government Monika Knill, Thurgau
Councillor of Education of Culture from 2008 (b. 1972-)
2011-12 President of the Government Gisèle
Ory, Neuchâtel
Councillor of Social Affairs and Health from 2009.
2011 Vice-President of the Government
Barbara Janom Steiner,
Graubünden
2012 President of the Government
Counciller of Justice,
Security and Health from 2008.
2012 Vice-President
of the Government
Anne-Claude Demierre, Freibyrg
1.
Vice-President of the Grand Conseil
2004 and, President of the Grand Conseil
2005 and Councillor of Health and Social Affairs
since 2005.
Last update 01.05.12