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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-Jenzner, Bern
2004-05 President of the Government
2007-08 Vice-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- 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
20004-05 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 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 Statthalter
Yvonne Schärli-Gerig, Luzern
2007 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 Governnment
Councillor of Justice, Police and Military from 2003.
2007 Vice-President of the
Government Ursula Hafner-Wipf,
Schaffenhausen
2008 President of the Government
President of the Kantonrat in 2000
and Chief of the Department
of Interior since 2005.
2007 Vice-Landammann Esther Gassler-Leuenberger, Solothurn
2008 Landammann
Councillor of Economy from 2005.
2008-09 Vice-President of the
Government
Regine Aeppl, Zürich
Councillor of Education from 2003 and also Substitute Councillor of Economy and from 2007 of Health
Last update 01.05.08