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This is a list of members of both houses of the Swiss Federal Assembly from the Canton of Valais.
This is a list of members of both houses of the Swiss Federal Assembly from the Canton of Valais.
| Councillor (Party) | Election | Councillor (Party) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jos.-Henry Ducrey Free Democratic Party 1848–1850 | Appointed | Jos.-Hyacinthe Grillet Free Democratic Party 1848–1850 | ||
| Charles-Louis de Rivaz Free Democratic Party 1850–1852 | Joseph Rion Free Democratic Party 1850–1853 | |||
| Alphonse Morand Free Democratic Party 1852–1854 | ||||
| Elias de Courten Conservative 1853–1855 | ||||
| Maurice-Eugène Filliez Free Democratic Party 1854–1855 | ||||
| Maurice Claivaz Free Democratic Party 1855–1856 | Joseph Rion Free Democratic Party 1855–1856 | |||
| Joseph Anton Clemenz Conservative 1856–1857 | Hippolyte Pignat Free Democratic Party 1856–1857 | |||
| Leo Luzian von Roten Conservative 1857–1859 | Antoine-Joseph Amacker 0 1857–1859 | |||
| Ignaz Zenruffinen Conservative 1859–1861 | Joseph Zermatten Conservative 1859–1861 | |||
| Maurice Chappelet Liberal Party 1861–1863 | Joseph Anton Clemenz Conservative 1861–1863 | |||
| Maurice Evéquoz Conservative 1863–1865 | Hans Anton von Roten Conservative 1863–1865 | |||
| Joseph Chappex Conservative 1865–1868 | Joseph Anton Clemenz Conservative 1865–1868 | |||
| Camille de Werra Conservative 1868–1868 | Peter Ludwig In Albon Conservative 1868–1871 | |||
| Fidèle-Eman. Joris Conservative 1868–1869 | ||||
| Cyprien Barlatey Conservative 1869–1871 | ||||
| Felix-Ignaz Clausen Conservative 1871–1873 | Joseph Rion Free Democratic Party 1871–1873 | |||
| Ferdinand de Montheys Conservative 1873–1875 | Jean-Baptist Graven Conservative 1873–1876 | |||
| Maurice Evéquoz Conservative 1875–1878 | ||||
| Ignaz Zenruffinen Conservative 1876–1880 | ||||
| Felix-Ignaz Clausen Conservative 1878–1885 | ||||
| Joseph Chappex Conservative 1880–1888 | ||||
| Gustav Loretan Conservative 1885–1895 | ||||
| Henri-Ch.-Jos. Torrenté Conservative 1888–1896 | ||||
| Louis de Kalbermatten Conservative 1895–1898 | ||||
| Georges de Stockalper Conservative 1896–1898 | ||||
| Achille Chappaz Conservative 1898–1902 | Charles de Preux Conservative 1898–1901 | |||
| Jean-Marie de Chastonay Conservative 1901–1906 | ||||
| Henri-Ch.-Jos. Torrenté Conservative 1902–1903 | ||||
| Laurent Rey Conservative 1903–1906 | ||||
| Joseph Ribordy Conservative 1906–1923 | Heinrich von Roten Conservative 1906–1916 | |||
| Julius Zenruffinen Conservative 1917–1920 | ||||
| Raimund Loretan Conservative 1920–1928 | ||||
| Pierre Barman Conservative 1923–1943 | ||||
| Raymond Evéquoz Conservative 1928–1943 | ||||
| Victor Petrig Conservative 1943–1947 | Maurice Troillet Conservative 1943–1955 | |||
| Alfred Clausen Conservative 1947–1955 | ||||
| Marius Lampert Conservative 1955–1975 | ||||
| Joseph Moulin Conservative 1956–1959 | ||||
| 1959 | Leo Guntern Christian Social Conservative Party 1959–1967 | |||
| 1963 | ||||
| 1967 | Hermann Bodenmann Christian Social Conservative Party 1967–1975 | |||
| 1971 | ||||
| Guy Genoud Christian Democratic People's Party 1975–1987 | 1975 | Odilo Guntern Christian Democratic People's Party 1975–1983 | ||
| 1979 | ||||
| 1983 | Daniel Lauber Christian Democratic People's Party 1983–1991 | |||
| Edouard Delalay Christian Democratic People's Party 1987–1999 | 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Peter Bloetzer Christian Democratic People's Party 1991–1999 | |||
| 1995 | ||||
| Simon Epiney Christian Democratic People's Party 1999–2007 | 1999 | Rolf Escher Christian Democratic People's Party 1999–2007 | ||
| 2003 | ||||
 Jean-René Fournier Christian Democratic People's Party 2007–2019 | 2007 |  René Imoberdorf Christian Social People's Party of Upper Valais 2007–2015 | ||
| 2011 | ||||
| 2015 |  Beat Rieder Christian Democratic People's Party 2015–2023 The Centre 2023–present | |||
 Marianne Maret Christian Democratic People's Party 2019–2023 The Centre 2023–present | 2019 | |||
| 2023 |
| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1848 | Maurice Barman (FDP/PRD) | Joseph Anton Clemenz (Conservative) | Antoine de Riedmatten (Conservative) | Adrien-Félix Pottier (FDP/PRD) | 4 seats 1848–1863 | |||||||||||
| 1851 | Alexis Allet (Conservative) | |||||||||||||||
| 1854 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1856 | Maurice-Eugène Filliez (FDP/PRD) | |||||||||||||||
| 1857 | Adrien de Courten (Conservative) | L.-Jos.-Antoine Luder (Conservative) | Maurice Claivaz (FDP/PRD) | |||||||||||||
| 1858 | Camille de Werra (Conservative) | |||||||||||||||
| 1860 | Louis-G. Barman (FDP/PRD) | Joseph Torrent (FDP/PRD) | ||||||||||||||
| 1863 | Maurice-Antoine Cretton (FDP/PRD) | Charles de Rivaz (Conservative) | 5 seats 1863–1902 | |||||||||||||
| 1866 | Maurice Evéquoz (Conservative) | Hans Anton von Roten (Conservative) | ||||||||||||||
| 1869 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1872 | Alexandre Dénériaz (FDP/PRD) | |||||||||||||||
| 1872 | Louis Gross (Conservative) | Ignaz Zenruffinen (Conservative) | ||||||||||||||
| 1875 | Victor de Chastonay (Conservative) | Ferdinand de Montheys (Conservative) | Alexandre Dénériaz (FDP/PRD) | |||||||||||||
| 1878 | Charles de Werra (Conservative) | Fidèle-Eman. Joris (Conservative) | ||||||||||||||
| 1881 | Maurice Evéquoz (Conservative) | |||||||||||||||
| 1884 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1887 | Maurice Chappelet (Liberal) | Joseph-A. Favre (Conservative) | Emile Gaillard (FDP/PRD) | |||||||||||||
| 1890 | Charles de Werra (Conservative) | Joseph Kuntschen (Conservative) | ||||||||||||||
| 1892 | Alfred Perrig (Conservative) | |||||||||||||||
| 1893 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1895 | Henri Bioley (Conservative) | Gustav Loretan (Conservative) | ||||||||||||||
| 1896 | Camille Défayes (FDP/PRD) | |||||||||||||||
| 1899 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1902 | Raymond Evéquoz (Conservative) | 6 seats 1902–1943 | ||||||||||||||
| 1904 | Heinrich von Roten (Conservative) | |||||||||||||||
| 1905 | Maurice F. Pellissier (Conservative) | Alexander Seiler (Conservative) | ||||||||||||||
| 1908 | Eugène de Lavallaz (FDP/PRD) | Charles de Preux (Conservative) | ||||||||||||||
| 1911 | Jules G.-A. Tissières (Conservative) | |||||||||||||||
| 1914 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1917 | Victor Petrig (Conservative) | |||||||||||||||
| 1918 | Maurice F. Pellissier (Conservative) | |||||||||||||||
| 1919 | Camille Défayes (FDP/PRD) | |||||||||||||||
| 1920 | Hermann Seiler (Conservative) | Jules-Jean Couchepin (FDP/PRD) | ||||||||||||||
| 1921 | Cyrille Pitteloud (Conservative) | Maurice Troillet (Conservative) | ||||||||||||||
| 1922 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1925 | Josef Escher (Conservative) | Henri Spahr (FDP/PRD) | ||||||||||||||
| 1928 | André Germanier (Conservative) | Camille Crittin (FDP/PRD) | Joseph Kuntschen (Conservative) | Maurice Troillet (Conservative) | ||||||||||||
| 1931 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1932 | Rudolf Metry (Conservative) | |||||||||||||||
| 1935 | Karl Dellberg (SP/PS) | |||||||||||||||
| 1936 | Josef Escher (Conservative) | |||||||||||||||
| 1937 | Joseph Kuntschen (Conservative) | |||||||||||||||
| 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1943 | Henri Carron (Conservative) | Antoine Favre (Conservative) | Oskar Schnyder (Conservative) | 7 seats 1943–2015 | ||||||||||||
| 1947 | Paul de Courten (Conservative) | Francis Germanier (FDP/PRD) | Joseph Moulin (Conservative) | |||||||||||||
| 1948 | Peter von Roten (Conservative) | |||||||||||||||
| 1950 | Meinrad Michlig (Conservative) | |||||||||||||||
| 1951 | Moritz Kämpfen (Conservative) | Karl Dellberg (SP/PS) | ||||||||||||||
| 1952 | René Jacquod (Conservative) | Leo Stoffel (Conservative) | ||||||||||||||
| 1955 | Roger Bonvin (Conservative) | Francis Germanier (FDP/PRD) | ||||||||||||||
| 1956 | Paul de Courten (Conservative) | |||||||||||||||
| 1959 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | Félix Carruzzo (CCS) | |||||||||||||||
| 1963 | Adolphe Traveletti (CCS) | |||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Paul de Courten (CCS) | |||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Armand Bochatay (CCS) | Aloys Copt (FDP/PRD) | Innozenz Lehner (CCS) | Rodolphe Tissières (CCS) | Hans Wyer (CCS) | |||||||||||
| 1971 | Gabrielle Nanchen (SP/PS) | |||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Bernard Dupont (FDP/PRD) | Paul Biderbost (CVP/PDC) | Pierre de Chastonay (CVP/PDC) | |||||||||||||
| 1977 | Herbert Dirren (CVP/PDC) | |||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Pascal Couchepin (FDP/PRD) | Vital Darbellay (CVP/PDC) | Françoise Vannay (SP/PS) | |||||||||||||
| 1983 | Paul Schmidhalter (CVP/PDC) | |||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Hubert Bonvin (FDP/PRD) | Peter Bodenmann (SP/PS) | Franz-Joseph Hildbrand (CVP/PDC) | Monique Paccolat (CVP/PDC) | ||||||||||||
| 1989 | Rosemarie Antille (FDP/PRD) | |||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Bernard Comby (FDP/PRD) | Simon Epiney (CVP/PDC) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Jean-Jérôme Filliez (CVP/PDC) | Otto G. Loretan (CVP/PDC) | Odilo Schmid (CVP/PDC) | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | Thomas Burgener (SP/PS) | |||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Charles-Albert Antille (FDP/PRD) | Gilbert Debons (CVP/PDC) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Ruth Kalbermatten (CVP/PDC) | |||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Maurice Chevrier (CVP/PDC) | Stéphane Rossini (SP/PS) | Peter Jossen-Zinsstag (SP/PS) | Fernand Mariétan (CVP/PDC) | Jean-Michel Cina (CVP/PDC) | |||||||||||
| 2003 | Jean-René Germanier (FDP/PRD / FDP.The Liberals) | Jean-Noël Rey (SP/PS) | Christophe Darbellay (CVP/PDC) | Oskar Freysinger (SVP/UDC) | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | Viola Amherd (CVP/PDC) | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Roberto Schmidt (CVP/PDC) | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Paul-André Roux (CVP/PDC) | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Yannick Buttet (CVP/PDC) | Mathias Reynard (SP/PS) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Philippe Nantermod (FDP/PLR) | Franz Ruppen (SVP/UDC) | Géraldine Marchand-Balet (CVP/PDC) | Jean-Luc Addor (SVP/UDC) | Roberto Schmidt (CVP/PDC) | |||||||||||
| 2017 | Thomas Egger (CSPO)[ citation needed ] | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Benjamin Roduit (CVP/PDC / The Centre) | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Sidney Kamerzin (CVP/PDC / The Centre) | Philipp Matthias Bregy (CVP/PDC / The Centre) | Christophe Clivaz (GP/PV) | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | Michael Graber (SVP/UDC) | Emmanuel Amoos (SP/PS) | ||||||||||||||
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