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This is a list of members of both houses of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden. As one of the cantons defined until 1999 as "half-cantons", Appenzell Innerrhoden elects only one member to the Council of States
This is a list of members of both houses of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden. As one of the cantons defined until 1999 as "half-cantons", Appenzell Innerrhoden elects only one member to the Council of States
| Election | Councillor (Party) | |
|---|---|---|
| Appointed | Josef Anton Fässler Conservative 1848–1850 | |
| Johann Baptist Dähler Conservative 1850–1852 | ||
| Franz Joseph Heim Conservative 1852–1856 | ||
| Johann Baptist Dähler Conservative 1856–1857 | ||
| Joseph Anton Sutter Liberal Party 1857–1860 | ||
| Jos. Alois Broger Conservative 1860–1865 | ||
| Johann Baptist Kölbener Liberal Party 1865–1866 | ||
| Johann Anton Kölbener Liberal Party 1866–1869 | ||
| Johann Baptist E. Rusch Conservative 1869–1875 | ||
 Karl Justin Sonderegger Liberal Party 1875–1877 | ||
| Johann Baptist E. Rusch Conservative 1877–1890 | ||
| Joseph Albert U. Hautle Conservative 1890–1893 | ||
| Joh. Bap. Edmund Dähler Conservative 1893–1920 | ||
| Carl Rusch Conservative 1920–1937 | ||
| Armin Locher Conservative 1937–1963 | ||
| 1939 | ||
| 1943 | ||
| 1947 | ||
| 1951 | ||
| 1955 | ||
| 1959 | ||
| 1963 | Karl Dobler Christian Social Conservative Party 1963–1971 | |
| 1967 | ||
| 1971 |  Raymond Broger Christian Democratic People's Party 1971–1980 | |
| 1975 | ||
| 1979 | ||
| 1980 |  Carlo Schmid-Sutter Christian Democratic People's Party 1980–2007 | |
| 1983 | ||
| 1987 | ||
| 1991 | ||
| 1995 | ||
| 1999 | ||
| 2003 | ||
| 2007 |  Ivo Bischofberger Christian Democratic People's Party 2007–2019 | |
| 2011 | ||
| 2015 | ||
| 2019 |  Daniel Fässler Christian Democratic People's Party 2019–2023 The Centre 2023–present | |
| 2023 |
| Election | Councillor (Party) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1848 | Johann Nepomuk Hautle (Conservative) | |
| 1851 | ||
| 1854 | ||
| 1857 | Josef Anton Fässler (Conservative) | |
| 1860 | Johann Baptist Dähler (Conservative) | |
| 1863 | ||
| 1865 | Jos. Alois Broger (Conservative) | |
| 1866 | ||
| 1869 | ||
| 1872 | ||
| 1875 | ||
| 1878 | ||
| 1880 | Karl Justin Sonderegger (Liberal) | |
| 1881 | ||
| 1884 | ||
| 1887 | ||
| 1890 | Joh. Bap. Edmund Dähler (Conservative) | |
| 1893 | Karl Justin Sonderegger (Liberal) | |
| 1896 | ||
| 1899 | ||
| 1902 | ||
| 1905 | ||
| 1906 | Adolf Steuble (Conservative) | |
| 1908 | ||
| 1911 | ||
| 1914 | ||
| 1917 | ||
| 1919 | ||
| 1922 | ||
| 1925 | ||
| 1926 | Edmund Dähler (Conservative) | |
| 1928 | ||
| 1931 | ||
| 1935 | Johann Baptist Albert Broger (Conservative) | |
| 1939 | ||
| 1943 | ||
| 1947 | ||
| 1951 | ||
| 1955 | ||
| 1959 | ||
| 1963 | ||
| 1964 | Raymond Broger (CCS) | |
| 1967 | ||
| 1971 | Arnold Koller (CVP/PDC) | |
| 1975 | ||
| 1979 | ||
| 1983 | ||
| 1987 | Rolf Engler (CVP/PDC) | |
| 1991 | ||
| 1995 | ||
| 1999 | Arthur Loepfe (CVP/PDC) | |
| 2003 | ||
| 2007 | ||
| 2011 | Daniel Fässler (CVP/PDC) | |
| 2015 | ||
| 2019 | Thomas Rechsteiner (CVP/PDC / The Centre) | |
| 2023 | ||
The Council of States is the upper house of the Federal Assembly, and the lower house being the National Council. It comprises 46 members.
Appenzell Innerrhoden, in English sometimes Appenzell Inner-Rhodes, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of six districts. The seat of the government and parliament is Appenzell. It is traditionally considered a "half-canton", the other half being Appenzell Ausserrhoden.
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