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This is a list of members of both houses of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Vaud.
This is a list of members of both houses of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Vaud.
| Councillor (Party) | Election | Councillor (Party) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| François Briatte Free Democratic Party 1848–1853 | Appointed | J.-P.-Louis Wenger Free Democratic Party 1848–1849 | ||
| Emmanuel-David Bourgeois Free Democratic Party 1849–1851 | ||||
| Jules Martin Free Democratic Party 1851–1852 | ||||
| J.-Henri-S. Reymond Free Democratic Party 1852–1853 | ||||
| Ch.-E.-Constant Fornerod Free Democratic Party 1853–1855 | Ch.-Auguste Rogivue Free Democratic Party 1853–1853 | |||
| Gustave-Ad. Jaccard Liberal Party 1854–1855 | ||||
| J.-P.-Louis Wenger Free Democratic Party 1855–1861 | ||||
| François Briatte Free Democratic Party 1856–1862 | ||||
| Fr.-Xavier Gottofrey Conservative 1862–1862 | ||||
| Jeannot Decrousnaz Free Democratic Party 1862–1863 | Jules-D. Eytel Free Democratic Party 1862–1863 | |||
| Auguste de Loës Liberal Party 1863–1864 | Jules-L.-E. Roguin Liberal Party 1863–1874 | |||
| François Briatte Free Democratic Party 1864–1867 | ||||
| Charles Estoppey Free Democratic Party 1867–1873 | ||||
| J.-F.-Louis Bonjour Free Democratic Party 1873–1875 | ||||
| Charles Estoppey Free Democratic Party 1875–1888 | Ph.-Antoine Vessaz Free Democratic Party 1875–1878 | |||
| Victor-O. Debonneville Free Democratic Party 1878–1880 | ||||
| Jules Brun Free Democratic Party 1880–1881 | ||||
| Alphonse Bory Free Democratic Party 1881–1887 | ||||
| Marc-Emile Ruchet Free Democratic Party 1887–1893 | ||||
| Adolphe Jordan Free Democratic Party 1888–1896 | ||||
| Donat L. Golaz Free Democratic Party 1894–1900 | ||||
| Marc-Emile Ruchet Free Democratic Party 1896–1899 | ||||
| F.-Alfred-J. Aubert Free Democratic Party 1900–1901 | Adrien F.-H. Thélin Free Democratic Party 1900–1917 | |||
| Henri-François Simon Free Democratic Party 1901–1928 | ||||
| Emile Dind Free Democratic Party 1917–1931 | ||||
| Norbert Bosset Free Democratic Party 1928–1947 | ||||
| Louis Chamorel Free Democratic Party 1931–1943 | ||||
| Gabriel Despland Free Democratic Party 1943–1944 | ||||
| Frédéric Fauquex Liberal Party 1945–1963 | ||||
| Gabriel Despland Free Democratic Party 1947–1967 | 1947 | |||
| 1951 | ||||
| 1955 | ||||
| 1959 | ||||
| 1963 | Louis Guisan Liberal Party 1963–1975 | |||
| Jean-Pierre Pradervand Free Democratic Party 1967–1975 | 1967 | |||
| 1971 | ||||
| Jacques Morier-Genoud Social Democratic Party 1975–1979 | 1975 | Edouard Debétaz Free Democratic Party 1975–1987 | ||
| Hubert Reymond Liberal Party 1979–1995 | 1979 | |||
| 1983 | ||||
| 1987 | Yvette Jaggi Social Democratic Party 1987–1991 | |||
| 1991 | Jacques Martin Free Democratic Party 1991–1999 | |||
| Eric Rochat Liberal Party 1995–1999 | 1995 | |||
 Michel Béguelin Social Democratic Party 1999–2007 | 1999 |  Christiane Langenberger Free Democratic Party 1999–2007 | ||
| 2003 | ||||
 Géraldine Savary Social Democratic Party 2007–2019 | 2007 |  Luc Recordon Green Party 2007–2015 | ||
| 2011 | ||||
| 2015 |  Olivier Français FDP.The Liberals 2015–2023 | |||
 Adèle Thorens Goumaz Green Party 2019–2023 | 2019 | |||
 Pierre-Yves Maillard Social Democratic Party 2023–present | 2023 |  Pascal Broulis FDP.The Liberals 2023–present |
| Councillor | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.-François Bettex | FDP/PRD | 1848 | 1851 | |
| Louis Blanchenay | FDP/PRD | 1848 | 1860 | |
| Jules-D. Eytel | FDP/PRD | 1848 | 1851 | |
| Daniel-Salomon Grivaz | FDP/PRD | 1848 | 1851 | |
| Abram-Daniel Meystre | FDP/PRD | 1848 | 1851 | |
| M.-L.-J.-Benjamin Pittet | FDP/PRD | 1848 | 1851 | |
| Jean-Rodolphe Soutter | FDP/PRD | 1848 | 1850 | |
| C.-J.-François Veillon | FDP/PRD | 1848 | 1851 | |
| Charles-G.-D. Vittel | FDP/PRD | 1848 | 1851 | |
| Vincent Kehrwand | FDP/PRD | 1850 | 1857 | |
| Charles-P.-E. Bontems | Liberal | 1851 | 1854 | |
| Justin Bornand | FDP/PRD | 1851 | 1853 | |
| Emmanuel-David Bourgeois | Liberal | 1851 | 1854 | |
| J.-S.-Edouard Dapples | Liberal | 1851 | 1854 | |
| Auguste de Loës | Liberal | 1851 | 1854 | |
| François Thury | FDP/PRD | 1851 | 1857 | |
| J.-P.-Louis Wenger | FDP/PRD | 1851 | 1854 | |
| Charles Estoppey | FDP/PRD | 1852 | 1863 | |
| Abram-Daniel Meystre | FDP/PRD | 1853 | 1855 | |
| M.-Benjamin Bonard | FDP/PRD | 1854 | 1857 | |
| Edouard Cherix | FDP/PRD | 1854 | 1857 | |
| J.-Frédéric-H. Fonjallaz | FDP/PRD | 1854 | 1857 | |
| Jules Martin | FDP/PRD | 1854 | 1860 | |
| Georges-Adolphe Flaction | FDP/PRD | 1855 | 1857 | |
| P.-Samuel Déglon | FDP/PRD | 1856 | 1862 | |
| Jean-Louis Ancrenaz | FDP/PRD | 1857 | 1866 | |
| Charles-P.-E. Bontems | Liberal | 1857 | 1869 | |
| J.-S.-Edouard Dapples | Liberal | 1857 | 1866 | |
| J.-B.-Louis de Demiéville | Liberal | 1857 | 1876 | |
| J.-Louis-Henri Delarageaz | FDP/PRD | 1857 | 1881 | |
| Victor-Ch.-F. Ruffy | FDP/PRD | 1858 | 1860 | |
| François-S. Corboz | Liberal | 1860 | 1866 | |
| Ch.-Henri-F- Jan | Liberal | 1860 | 1863 | |
| Victor-Ch.-F. Ruffy | FDP/PRD | 1861 | 1867 | |
| Charles Burnand | Liberal | 1862 | 1863 | |
| John (Jean-M.-E.) Berney | CentreG | 1863 | 1866 | |
| Jules-D. Eytel | FDP/PRD | 1863 | 1866 | |
| Abram-Daniel Meystre | FDP/PRD | 1863 | 1870 | |
| Charles-F. Cossy | CentreD | 1864 | 1875 | |
| David E. Bachelard | FDP/PRD | 1866 | 1866 | |
| Charles-H.-A. Baud | FDP/PRD | 1866 | 1893 | |
| Paul-J. Cérésole | Liberal | 1866 | 1870 | |
| J.-Henri-S. Reymond | FDP/PRD | 1866 | 1877 | |
| Louis-A.-J. Ruchonnet | FDP/PRD | 1866 | 1881 | |
| F.-Victor Perrin | FDP/PRD | 1867 | 1872 | |
| Charles-L. Duplan | Ind. | 1868 | 1869 | |
| Georges L. Contesse | FDP/PRD | 1869 | 1882 | |
| Jules-D. Eytel | FDP/PRD | 1870 | 1873 | |
| Henri-Louis Rambert | Liberal | 1870 | 1872 | |
| Paul Ch. Wulliémoz | FDP/PRD | 1871 | 1883 | |
| Jakob Dubs | Liberal | 1872 | 1875 | |
| P.-Isaac Joly | FDP/PRD | 1872 | 1878 | |
| Louis-F.-J.-M. Berdez | Liberal | 1873 | 1877 | |
| Frédéric Chausson | FDP/PRD | 1875 | 1876 | |
| Louis Mayor | FDP/PRD | 1876 | 1878 | |
| Marc Morel | Liberal | 1876 | 1878 | |
| Théodore Du Plessis | Liberal | 1877 | 1879 | |
| Jules Vautier | Liberal | 1877 | 1878 | |
| Abraham-N. Vourloud | Ind. | 1877 | 1878 | |
| Paul André | FDP/PRD | 1878 | 1881 | |
| Charles M. S. Boiceau | Liberal | 1878 | 1881 | |
| Frédéric Criblet | FDP/PRD | 1878 | 1886 | |
| Aymon de Gingins | Liberal | 1878 | 1881 | |
| Ph.-Antoine Vessaz | FDP/PRD | 1878 | 1883 | |
| Jules Colomb | FDP/PRD | 1879 | 1893 | |
| Jules Brun | FDP/PRD | 1881 | 1882 | |
| F.-David Joly | FDP/PRD | 1881 | 1883 | |
| Adolphe Jordan | FDP/PRD | 1881 | 1883 | |
| Louis Mayor | FDP/PRD | 1881 | 1887 | |
| Henri Oguey | FDP/PRD | 1881 | 1883 | |
| Samuel Cuénoud | FDP/PRD | 1882 | 1884 | |
| Lucien Decoppet | FDP/PRD | 1882 | 1883 | |
| Eugène Ruffy | FDP/PRD | 1882 | 1893 | |
| Louis Chausson | FDP/PRD | 1883 | 1899 | |
| P.-Louis Déglon | FDP/PRD | 1883 | 1899 | |
| Donat L. Golaz | FDP/PRD | 1883 | 1885 | |
| Louis Paschoud | FDP/PRD | 1883 | 1893 | |
| Adrien F.-H. Thélin | FDP/PRD | 1883 | 1900 | |
| Jacques-François Viquerat | FDP/PRD | 1883 | 1896 | |
| Jean-F. Cavat | FDP/PRD | 1885 | 1911 | |
| Charles-Eugène Fonjallaz | FDP/PRD | 1885 | 1908 | |
| Ami-A. Campiche | FDP/PRD | 1886 | 1891 | |
| J.-Francis-A. Pernoux | FDP/PRD | 1888 | 1893 | |
| Emile Paillard | FDP/PRD | 1891 | 1902 | |
| Charles M. S. Boiceau | Liberal | 1893 | 1899 | |
| Paul-J. Cérésole | Liberal | 1893 | 1899 | |
| Ernest-Ed. Decollogny | FDP/PRD | 1893 | 1896 | |
| Louis-Charles Delarageaz | LPS/PLS | 1893 | 1906 | |
| Emile-Louis Gaudard | FDP/PRD | 1893 | 1928 | |
| Adolphe Jordan | FDP/PRD | 1896 | 1900 | |
| Juste-François Lagier | FDP/PRD | 1896 | 1914 | |
| Alois de Meuron | LPS/PLS | 1899 | 1928 | |
| Camille Decoppet | FDP/PRD | 1899 | 1912 | |
| A.-Isaac Oyex | FDP/PRD | 1899 | 1910 | |
| Edouard-H. Secrétan | LPS/PLS | 1899 | 1917 | |
| Ernest Rubattel | FDP/PRD | 1900 | 1906 | |
| Henri-A.-F. Thélin | FDP/PRD | 1900 | 1912 | |
| Alphonse Dubuis | FDP/PRD | 1902 | 1913 | |
| Jules-H. Roulet | Liberal | 1902 | 1911 | |
| Emile Vuichoud | LPS/PLS | 1902 | 1906 | |
| Eugène J. Bugnon | FDP/PRD | 1906 | 1911 | |
| Alexandre Emery | LPS/PLS | 1906 | 1917 | |
| Ernest-L. Chuard | FDP/PRD | 1907 | 1919 | |
| Félix Bonjour | FDP/PRD | 1908 | 1917 | |
| Charles-Eugène Fonjallaz | FDP/PRD | 1910 | 1917 | |
| Ulysse Crisinel | FDP/PRD | 1911 | 1913 | |
| Maurice-H.-G. Desplands | FDP/PRD | 1911 | 1914 | |
| Paul Maillefer | FDP/PRD | 1911 | 1929 | |
| Armand W. Piguet | LPS/PLS | 1911 | 1925 | |
| J.-F.-Henri Grobet | FDP/PRD | 1912 | 1922 | |
| J.-Alfred Jaton | FDP/PRD | 1912 | 1925 | |
| Louis-H. Reymond | FDP/PRD | 1912 | 1919 | |
| Frédéric Gérard Bosset | FDP/PRD | 1913 | 1922 | |
| Alfred L. Pilliod | FDP/PRD | 1913 | 1917 | |
| John Henri Mermoud | FDP/PRD | 1914 | 1919 | |
| Jean Yersin | LPS/PLS | 1914 | 1919 | |
| Henri Bersier | FDP/PRD | 1917 | 1924 | |
| Gustave-François Bettex | FDP/PRD | 1917 | 1921 | |
| Henri Chenaux | FDP/PRD | 1917 | 1919 | |
| Robert Cossy | LPS/PLS | 1917 | 1920 | |
| Max de Cérenville | LPS/PLS | 1917 | 1919 | |
| A.-Isaac Oyex | FDP/PRD | 1917 | 1917 | |
| Louis Chamorel | FDP/PRD | 1919 | 1931 | |
| Charles-Théophile Naine | SP/PS | 1919 | 1926 | |
| Paul Perrin | SP/PS | 1919 | 1953 | |
| Paul-C. Pittet | FDP/PRD | 1919 | 1924 | |
| Auguste-Emile Roussy | LPS/PLS | 1919 | 1922 | |
| Henri-Auguste Viret | SP/PS | 1919 | 1922 | |
| Max de Cérenville | LPS/PLS | 1920 | 1922 | |
| Louis-Ernest Mayor | FDP/PRD | 1921 | 1922 | |
| Maurice Bujard | LPS/PLS | 1922 | 1935 | |
| Ferdinand Cornaz | LPS/PLS | 1922 | 1925 | |
| Edouard Fazan | FDP/PRD | 1922 | 1935 | |
| Lucien Mercier | SP/PS | 1922 | 1931 | |
| Sidney Schopfer | FDP/PRD | 1922 | 1925 | |
| Albert Wuilliamoz | PAB | 1922 | 1931 | |
| J.-F.-Henri Grobet | FDP/PRD | 1924 | 1928 | |
| Henri Pitton | FDP/PRD | 1924 | 1935 | |
| Jean de Muralt | LPS/PLS | 1925 | 1935 | |
| Paul Golay | SP/PS | 1925 | 1942 | |
| Eugène Masson | SP/PS | 1925 | 1934 | |
| Marcel-Edouard-Ernest Pilet-Golaz | FDP/PRD | 1925 | 1928 | |
| Henri-François-Jules Vallotton | FDP/PRD | 1925 | 1943 | |
| Jules Mayor | FDP/PRD | 1928 | 1935 | |
| John-Edouard Mermod | FDP/PRD | 1928 | 1936 | |
| Maurice Paschoud | FDP/PRD | 1928 | 1930 | |
| Louis-Samuel Roulet | PAB | 1928 | 1955 | |
| Robert Bredaz | FDP/PRD | 1929 | 1931 | |
| David Dénéréaz | FDP/PRD | 1930 | 1931 | |
| Louis Béguin | FDP/PRD | 1931 | 1935 | |
| Ernest Gloor | SP/PS | 1931 | 1941 | |
| Charles Gorgerat | LPS/PLS | 1931 | 1943 | |
| Paul-Jean Perret | FDP/PRD | 1931 | 1931 | |
| Pierre Rochat | FDP/PRD | 1931 | 1944 | |
| Georges Junod | SP/PS | 1934 | 1939 | |
| Henry Cottier | FDP/PRD | 1935 | 1951 | |
| Frédéric Fauquex | LPS/PLS | 1935 | 1945 | |
| Charles-Albert Favrod-Coune | LPS/PLS | 1935 | 1939 | |
| Eugène Hirzel | FDP/PRD | 1935 | 1951 | |
| Albert Paschoud | FDP/PRD | 1935 | 1943 | |
| Benjamin Schwar | PAB | 1935 | 1943 | |
| Henri-Louis Jaccottet | FDP/PRD | 1936 | 1939 | |
| Eugène Masson | FSS | 1939 | 1941 | |
| Armand Melly | FDP/PRD | 1939 | 1947 | |
| Antoine Vodoz | LPS/PLS | 1939 | 1945 | |
| Gabriel Despland | FDP/PRD | 1941 | 1943 | |
| Lucien Rubattel | LPS/PLS | 1941 | 1955 | |
| Pierre Graber | SP/PS | 1942 | 1962 | |
| Jules-Henri Addor | FDP/PRD | 1943 | 1947 | |
| Albert Brochon | PAB | 1943 | 1947 | |
| Paul Chaudet | FDP/PRD | 1943 | 1954 | |
| Paul Nerfin | FDP/PRD | 1943 | 1946 | |
| Robert Piot | FDP/PRD | 1943 | 1959 | |
| Albert von der Aa | SP/PS | 1943 | 1946 | |
| Ulysse Péclard | FDP/PRD | 1944 | 1951 | |
| Maurice Baudat | LPS/PLS | 1945 | 1947 | |
| François Devenoge | LPS/PLS | 1945 | 1957 | |
| Henri Anet | FDP/PRD | 1946 | 1947 | |
| Richard Bringolf | SP/PS | 1946 | 1966 | |
| Georges Bridel | LPS/PLS | 1947 | 1951 | |
| Armand-Auguste Forel | PdA/PST | 1947 | 1951 | |
| Maurice Jeanneret | PdA/PST | 1947 | 1952 | |
| Adrien Miéville | PdA/PST | 1947 | 1950 | |
| Ernest Pidoux | FDP/PRD | 1947 | 1967 | |
| René-Albert Houriet | PdA/PST | 1950 | 1951 | |
| Henri Badoux | FDP/PRD | 1951 | 1959 | |
| Paul Frainier | Conservative | 1951 | 1955 | |
| Jules Grandjean | FDP/PRD | 1951 | 1967 | |
| Michel Jaccard | FDP/PRD | 1951 | 1955 | |
| Jean Peitrequin | FDP/PRD | 1951 | 1955 | |
| Charles Sollberger | SP/PS | 1951 | 1967 | |
| André Muret | PdA/PST | 1952 | 1959 | |
| Henri Monfrini | SP/PS | 1953 | 1963 | |
| Albert Brochon | PAB | 1955 | 1967 | |
| Samuel Chevalley | FDP/PRD | 1955 | 1956 | |
| Armand-Auguste Forel | PdA/PST | 1955 | 1983 | |
| Louis Guisan | LPS/PLS | 1955 | 1963 | |
| Alfred Jaunin | FDP/PRD | 1955 | 1967 | |
| René Villard | SP/PS | 1955 | 1958 | |
| Jacques Chamorel | LPS/PLS | 1957 | 1962 | |
| Marcel Brawand | SP/PS | 1958 | 1959 | |
| Georges-André Chevallaz | FDP/PRD | 1959 | 1973 | |
| Paul Frainier | CCS | 1959 | 1962 | |
| Alix Jaccard | SP/PS | 1959 | 1963 | |
| Jean-Pierre Pradervand | FDP/PRD | 1959 | 1966 | |
| Raymond Baudère | CCS | 1962 | 1967 | |
| Marcel Brawand | SP/PS | 1962 | 1971 | |
| Pierre Graber | SP/PS | 1963 | 1969 | |
| Georges Jaccottet | LPS/PLS | 1963 | 1971 | |
| André Muret | PdA/PST | 1963 | 1979 | |
| Georges Thévoz | LPS/PLS | 1963 | 1987 | |
| André Martin | FDP/PRD | 1966 | 1975 | |
| Gilbert Baechtold | SP/PS | 1967 | 1983 | |
| Alfred Bussey | SP/PS | 1967 | 1979 | |
| Jean-Jacques Cevey | FDP/PRD | 1967 | 1991 | |
| Pierre Freymond | FDP/PRD | 1967 | 1971 | |
| Raymond Junod | FDP/PRD | 1967 | 1974 | |
| Roger Mugny | CCS | 1967 | 1979 | |
| Pierre Teuscher | PAB | 1967 | 1983 | |
| Pierre Duvanel | SP/PS | 1970 | 1975 | |
| Claude Bonnard | LPS/PLS | 1971 | 1987 | |
| Georges Breny | N | 1971 | 1975 | |
| Maurice Cossy | FDP/PRD | 1971 | 1971 | |
| Bernard Meizoz | SP/PS | 1971 | 1991 | |
| Maurice Cossy | FDP/PRD | 1974 | 1979 | |
| Gertrude Girard | FDP/PRD | 1974 | 1983 | |
| Roger Besuchet | SP/PS | 1975 | 1979 | |
| Jean-Pascal Delamuraz | FDP/PRD | 1975 | 1983 | |
| Jean-Philippe Gloor | SP/PS | 1975 | 1987 | |
| Raymond Junod | FDP/PRD | 1975 | 1983 | |
| Daniel Brélaz | GPS/PES | 1979 | 1989 | |
| Pierre Duvoisin | SP/PS | 1979 | 1982 | |
| Yvette Jaggi | SP/PS | 1979 | 1987 | |
| Jacques Martin | FDP/PRD | 1979 | 1988 | |
| Claude Massy | LPS/PLS | 1979 | 1991 | |
| Victor Ruffy | SP/PS | 1982 | 1995 | |
| Jean-Pierre Berger | SVP/UDC | 1983 | 1995 | |
| Pierre-David Candaux | FDP/PRD | 1983 | 1987 | |
| Marcel Dubois | FDP/PRD | 1983 | 1987 | |
| André Perey | FDP/PRD | 1983 | 1995 | |
| Philippe Pidoux | FDP/PRD | 1983 | 1995 | |
| Françoise Pitteloud | SP/PS | 1983 | 1991 | |
| Pierre Savary | FDP/PRD | 1984 | 1995 | |
| Pierre Aguet | SP/PS | 1987 | 1995 | |
| Michel Béguelin | SP/PS | 1987 | 1995 | |
| Charles Friderici | LPS/PLS | 1987 | 1995 | |
| Francine Jeanprêtre | SP/PS | 1987 | 1995 | |
| Jean-François Leuba | LPS/PLS | 1987 | 1995 | |
| Paul-René Martin | FDP/PRD | 1987 | 1991 | |
| Irène Gardiol | GPS/PES | 1990 | 1994 | |
| Olivier Chevallaz | FDP/PRD | 1991 | 1995 | |
| Pierre Duvoisin | SP/PS | 1991 | 1995 | |
| Philippe Mamie | FDP/PRD | 1991 | 1995 | |
| Jean-Marc Narbel | LPS/PLS | 1991 | 1995 | |
| Suzette Sandoz | LPS/PLS | 1991 | 1995 | |
| Josef Zisyadis | PdA/PST | 1991 | 1995 | |
| Roland Ostermann | GPS/PES | 1994 | 1995 | |
| Pierre Aguet | SP/PS | 1995 | 1999 | |
| Michel Béguelin | SP/PS | 1995 | 1999 | |
| Emmanuella Blaser | SVP/UDC | 1995 | 1999 | |
| Pierre Chiffelle | SP/PS | 1995 | 2002 | |
| Yves Christen | FDP/PRD | 1995 | 2006 | |
| Charles Friderici | LPS/PLS | 1995 | 1999 | |
| Yves Guisan | FDP/PRD | 1995 | 2003 | |
| Francine Jeanprêtre | SP/PS | 1995 | 1999 | |
| Christiane Langenberger | FDP/PRD | 1995 | 1999 | |
| Jean-François Leuba | LPS/PLS | 1995 | 1998 | |
| Roland Ostermann | GPS/PES | 1995 | 1999 | |
| Philippe Pidoux | FDP/PRD | 1995 | 1999 | |
| Victor Ruffy | SP/PS | 1995 | 1999 | |
| Marcel Sandoz | FDP/PRD | 1995 | 2003 | |
| Suzette Sandoz | LPS/PLS | 1995 | 1998 | |
| Jean-Charles Simon | CVP/PDC | 1995 | 1999 | |
| Josef Zisyadis | PdA/PST | 1995 | 1996 | |
| Christiane Jaquet-Berger | PdA/PST | 1996 | 1999 | |
| Serge Beck | LPS/PLS | 1998 | 2007 | |
| Marguerite Florio | LPS/PLS | 1998 | 1999 | |
| André Bugnon | SVP/UDC | 1999 | 2015 | |
| Marlyse Dormond | SP/PS | 1999 | 2007 | |
| Jean Fattebert | SVP/UDC | 1999 | 2007 | |
| Charles Favre | FDP/PRD | 1999 | 2011 | |
| Pierre-Yves Maillard | SP/PS | 1999 | 2004 | |
| Anne-Catherine Menétrey-Savary | GPS/PES | 1999 | 2007 | |
| Jacques Neirynck | CVP/PDC | 1999 | 2003 | |
| Claude Ruey | LPS/PLS | 1999 | 2011 | |
| Jean Jacques Schwaab | SP/PS | 1999 | 2003 | |
| Pierre Tillmanns | SP/PS | 1999 | 2003 | |
| René Vaudroz | FDP/PRD | 1999 | 2007 | |
| Josef Zisyadis | PdA/PST | 1999 | 2011 | |
| Pierre Salvi | SP/PS | 2002 | 2007 | |
| Yves Guisan | FDP/PRD | 2003 | 2007 | |
| Marianne Huguenin | PdA/PST | 2003 | 2007 | |
| Guy Parmelin | SVP/UDC | 2003 | 2015 | |
| Luc Recordon | GPS/PES | 2003 | 2007 | |
| Géraldine Savary | SP/PS | 2003 | 2007 | |
| Pierre-François Veillon | SVP/UDC | 2003 | 2015 | |
| Roger Nordmann | SP/PS | 2004 | Incumbent | |
| Isabelle Moret | FDP/PRD | 2006 | Incumbent | |
| Josiane Aubert | SP/PS | 2007 | 2014 | |
| Daniel Brélaz | GPS/PES | 2007 | 2011 | |
| Olivier Français | FDP/PRD | 2007 | 2015 | |
| Alice Glauser-Zufferey | SVP/UDC | 2007 | 2011 | |
| Jean-Pierre Grin | SVP/UDC | 2007 | Incumbent | |
| Ada Marra | SP/PS | 2007 | Incumbent | |
| Jacques Neirynck | CVP/PDC | 2007 | 2011 | |
| Adèle Thorens Goumaz | GPS/PES | 2007 | Incumbent | |
| Christian van Singer | GPS/PES | 2007 | 2015 | |
| Eric Voruz | SP/PS | 2007 | 2015 | |
| Cesla Amarelle | SP/PS | 2011 | 2017 | |
| Isabelle Chevalley | GLP/PVL | 2011 | Incumbent | |
| Fathi Derder | FDP/PLR | 2011 | Incumbent | |
| Olivier Feller | FDP/PLR | 2011 | Incumbent | |
| Jacques Neirynck | CVP/PDC | 2011 | 2015 | |
| Jean Christophe Schwaab | SP/PS | 2011 | 2017 | |
| Rebecca Ana Ruiz | SP/PS | 2014 | Incumbent | |
| Claude Béglé | CVP/PDC | 2015 | Incumbent | |
| Frédéric Borloz | FDP/PLR | 2015 | Incumbent | |
| Daniel Brélaz | GPS/PES | 2015 | Incumbent | |
| Michaël Buffat | SVP/UDC | 2015 | Incumbent | |
| Jacques Nicolet | SVP/UDC | 2015 | Incumbent | |
| Laurent Wehrli | FDP/PLR | 2015 | Incumbent | |
| Alice Glauser-Zufferey | SVP/UDC | 2016 | Incumbent | |
| Samuel Bendahan | SP/PS | 2017 | Incumbent | |
| Brigitte Crottaz | SP/PS | 2018 | Incumbent |
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Jehovah's Witnesses is a nontrinitarian, millenarian, restorationist Christian denomination. As of 2023, the group reported approximately 8.6 million members involved in evangelism, with around 20.5 million attending the annual Memorial of Christ's death. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the destruction of the present world system at Armageddon is imminent, and the establishment of God's kingdom over earth is the only solution to all of humanity's problems.
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order.
The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. As of 2023, it has a maximum membership of 250, of which 238 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using single transferable votes through open ballots, while the president can appoint 12 members for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social service. The total allowed capacity is 250 according to article 80 of the Indian Constitution. The current potential seating capacity of the Rajya Sabha is 245, after the Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Act, 2019, the seats came down to 245. The maximum seats of 250 members can be filled up at the discretion and requirements of the house of Rajya Sabha.
The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies, and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets in the Lok Sabha Chambers of the Parliament House, New Delhi.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England, and South Africa. It was renamed as the International Cricket Conference in 1965 and adopted its current name in 1987. The ICC has its headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. The President of India, in their role as head of the legislature, has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of Parliament or to dissolve the Lok Sabha, but they can exercise these powers only upon the advice of the Prime Minister and their Union Council of Ministers.
A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of State government in the Indian system of government. From each constituency, the people elect one representative who then becomes a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). Each state has between seven and nine MLAs for every Member of Parliament (MP) that it has in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's bicameral parliament. There are also members in three unicameral legislatures in Union Territories: the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly and the Puducherry Legislative Assembly. Only a Member of the Legislative Assembly can work as a minister for more than 6 months. If a non-Member of the Legislative Assembly becomes a Chief Minister or a minister, he must become an MLA within 6 months to continue in the job. Only a Member of the Legislative Assembly can become the Speaker of the Legislature
An independent, non-partisan politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent.
The Schengen Area is an area encompassing 29 European countries that have officially abolished border controls at their mutual borders. Being an element within the wider area of freedom, security and justice policy of the European Union (EU), it mostly functions as a single jurisdiction under a common visa policy for international travel purposes. The area is named after the 1985 Schengen Agreement and the 1990 Schengen Convention, both signed in Schengen, Luxembourg.
The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together, they comprise the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The House is charged with the passage of federal legislation, known as bills; those that are also passed by the Senate are sent to the president for signature or veto. The House's exclusive powers include initiating all revenue bills, impeaching federal officers, and electing the president if no candidate receives a majority of votes in the Electoral College.
The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed. The chief institutions of the organisation are the Commonwealth Secretariat, which focuses on intergovernmental aspects, and the Commonwealth Foundation, which focuses on non-governmental relations among member states. Numerous organisations are associated with and operate within the Commonwealth.
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educational programs to public television stations in the United States, distributing shows such as Frontline, Nova, PBS NewsHour, Masterpiece, Sesame Street, and This Old House.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade. It is a forum whose member countries describe themselves as committed to democracy and the market economy, providing a platform to compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practices, and coordinate domestic and international policies of its members.