The Swiss People's Party group (, , , abbreviated V) is the largest parliamentary group in the

Swiss Federal Assembly The Federal Assembly, also known as the Swiss Parliament, is the federal bicameral parliament of Switzerland. It comprises the 200-seat National Council and the 46-seat Council of States. It meets in Bern in the Federal Palace. The house ...

. It regroups the

Swiss People's Party The Swiss People's Party (, SVP; , PPS), also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre (, UDC; , UDC), is a national-conservative and right-wing populist political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Marcel Dettling, it is the largest party in ...

and other minor parties or independents caucusing with them.

Composition

In the 47th legislature (2003–2007) the group contained the SVP/UDC and the

Ticino League The Ticino League () is a regionalist, national-conservative political party in Switzerland active in the canton of Ticino. The party was founded in 1991 by entrepreneur Giuliano Bignasca and journalist Flavio Maspoli. After some public camp ...

. In the 48th legislature (2007–2011) it was joined by the Federal Democratic Union (EDU) then by the Romandy Citizens' Movement (MCR) for the 49th legislature (2011–2015).

Historical composition

46th legislature (1999–2003)

The group includes 45 national councillors and 7 councillors of states.

47th legislature (2003–2007)

The group was formed with 64 members, of which 54 members of the National Council (53 from the SVP and 1 from the Ticino League), and 8 members of the Council of States (all SVP). National Councillor Ulrich Siegrist left the group on 11 May 2006.

48th legislature (2007–2011)

The group was formed with 70 members, of which 64 members of the National Council (62 from the SVP, 1 from the Ticino League, and 1 from the EDU) and 6 members of the Council of States (all SVP). The EDU national councillor Christian Waber left on 18 December 2007. States councillor

Werner Luginbühl Werner may refer to: People * Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name Fictional characters * Werner (comics), a German comic book character * Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Rai ...

(BE) and national councillors

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(GR), Ursula Haller (BE), Hans Grunder (BE) and

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(GR) left the group on 15 September 2008 to later form the Conservative Democratic Party. National councillor

Thomas Müller Thomas Müller (; born 13 September 1989) is a German professional Association football, footballer who plays for club FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. Widely regarded as one o ...

joined after defecting from the CVP on 14 February 2011.

Adrian Amstutz Adrian Amstutz (born 2 December 1953) is a Swiss politician. He was a member of the Swiss National Council from the canton of Bern from 2003 to 2019. Life Amstutz was born and lives in the rural village of Sigriswil. As a young man, he served i ...

(BE) was elected to the Council of States and joined the group on 6 March 2011.

49th legislature (2011–2015)

The group was formed with 63 members, of which 57 members of the National Council (54 from the SVP, 2 from the Ticino League, and 1 from the MCR) and 6 members of the Council of States (5 SVP and independent

Thomas Minder Thomas Minder (born 26 December 1960 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland) is a Swiss entrepreneur and politician. Minder was elected to the Swiss Council of States for the canton of Schaffhausen in 2011. He is an independent but sits with the Swiss Pe ...

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(MCR-GE) joined the National Council and the group on 3 December 2013. States councillor

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(GL) died on 13 February 2014, his successor

Werner Hösli Werner may refer to: People * Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name Fictional characters * Werner (comics), a German comic book character * Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Rai ...

was elected on 1 June 2014 and joined the group.

50th legislature (2015–2019)

The group was formed with 74 members, of which 68 members of the National Council (65 from the SVP, 2 from the Ticino League, and 1 from the MCR) and 6 members of the Council of States (5 SVP and independent Thomas Minder).

51st legislature (2019–2023)

The group was formed with 62 members, of which 55 members of the National Council (53 from the SVP, and one each from the Ticino League and the MCR) and 7 members of the Council of States (6 SVP and independent Thomas Minder).

List of presidents of the group

The group is currently presided by national councillor Thomas Aeschi ( ZG).

Party of the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents

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(1919) *

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(1927) *

(1928) *

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(1930) *

Rudolf Reichling Rudolf Reichling (23 September 1924 – 23 November 2014) was a Swiss politician and President of the Swiss National Council (1987/1988). As a rower, Reichling competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Swiss boat whic ...

sr. (1939) *

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(1947) * Karl Renold (1955) * Hans Tschumi (1959) * Otto Hess sr. (1961) *

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(1963) * Hans Conzett (1965) * Hans Tschanz (1966) * Erwin Akeret (1969)

Swiss People's Party

* Rudolf Etter (1971) * Georg Brosi (1974) * Hans-Peter Fischer 1977) * Walter Augsburger (1979) * Hans-Rudolf Nebiker (1982) * Theo Fischer (1989) *

Samuel Schmid Samuel Schmid (born 8 January 1947) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2000 to 2008. He was the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (notably acting as a defense mini ...

(1998) * Walter Frey (1999) *

Caspar Baader Caspar Baader (born 1 October 1953) is a Swiss politician, attorney and member of the Swiss National Council from the canton of Basel-Landschaft Canton of Basel-Landschaft or Basel-Country, informally known as Baselland or Baselbiet (; ; ; ; ...

(2001) *

(2012) * Thomas Aeschi (2017)

References

{{reflist Swiss People's Party Parliamentary groups in Switzerland