Anna Elisabeth Kopp was a Swiss politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). She was the first woman to serve in the Swiss government,the Federal Council. She held that office from 2 October 1984 to 12 January 1989,when she resigned following a scandal over an alleged breach of official secrecy. She previously served as a member of the National Council from 1979 to 1984.
Christoph Wolfram Blocher is a Swiss industrialist and politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2004 to 2007. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC),he headed the Federal Department of Justice and Police. As an industrialist,he became wealthy as CEO and majority shareholder in the EMS-Chemie corporation,now run by his daughter,Magdalena Martullo-Blocher.
Marco Camenisch is a Swiss anarchist and environmental activist.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Switzerland since 1 July 2022. Legislation to open marriage to same-sex couples passed the Swiss Parliament in December 2020. The law was challenged in a referendum on 26 September 2021 by opponents of same-sex marriage and was approved with the support of 64% of voters and a majority in all 26 cantons. The law went into force on 1 July 2022. A provision of the law permitting same-sex marriages performed abroad to be recognised in Switzerland took effect on 1 January 2022. Switzerland was the seventeenth country in Europe and the 30th in the world to allow same-sex couples to marry.
Ulrich "Ueli" Maurer is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2009 to 2022. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC),he was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2013 and 2019. Formerly head of the Federal Department of Defence,Civil Protection and Sports (2009–2015),Maurer has headed the Federal Department of Finance from 2016 to 2022. From 2019 to 2022,he was the longest-serving sitting member of the Federal Council.
Erika Forster-Vannini is a Swiss businesswoman and politician. She served as a member on the Council of States (Switzerland) for The Liberals from 1995 to 2011,which she presided from 2009 to 2010. Between 1988 and 1996 she served on the Grand Council of St. Gallen,which she presided in 1994/1995.
Regula Rytz is a Swiss historian and politician who served on the National Council (Switzerland) for the Green Party from 2011 to 2022. She concurrently served as co-president of the Green Party of Switzerland from 2012 to 2016 and as president from 2016 to 2020.
Albert Rösti is a Swiss businessman,lobbyist and politician who has been a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1 January 2023. He previously presided over the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC) from 2016 to 2020 and served as a member of the National Council for the canton of Bern from 2011 until 2022. Rösti resides in Uetendorf near Thun.
Rudolf "Ruedi" Noser is a Swiss businessman and politician who served on the Council of States (Switzerland) for The Liberals from 2015 to 2023. He previously served on the National Council (Switzerland) from 2003 to 2015.
Susan Boos is a Swiss journalist and publicist. Since 2005,she is the editor-in-chief of WOZ Die Wochenzeitung. Since 2021 she has been the president of the Swiss Press Council.
Petra Christina Antonella Gössi known as Petra Gössi is a Swiss politician. She was a member of the National Council from 2011 to 2023 for The Liberals and was elected to the Council of States in 2023. Previously she served on the Cantonal Council of Schwyz between 2004 and 2011. Since 2006,she has been a member of the management of The Liberals and between 2012 and 2016 was president of her political party.
Eva Herzog is a Swiss politician who has represented Basel-Stadt in the Council of States since 2019 and has served as the President of the Council since 2023. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS).
Mattea Julia Meyer is a Swiss politician who currently serves as member of the National Council (Switzerland) for the Social Democratic Party since 2015. Concurrently she co-chairs the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland together with Cédric Wermuth. Previously,Meyer served on the Cantonal Council of Zürich from 2011 to 2015.
Carlo Sommaruga is a Swiss lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP). He has been a National Councilor for over a decade and since 2019 he is a member of the Council of States.
Barbara Schmid-Federer is a Swiss politician,educator,and philanthropist. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland,she was elected to a seat in the National Council in 2007,serving until 2018. As a member of the National Council,Schmid-Federer spearheaded family policy and children's safety initiatives,including public breastfeeding and cyberbullying prevention in her platforms. She was appointed as president of Pro Juventute in 2019 and served in that capacity until 2022,when she assumed the role of Vice President. She served as President of the Swiss Red Cross between 2022 and 2023.
Hans-Ueli Vogt is a Swiss jurist. He is a law professor at the University of Zurich and a politician of the Swiss People's Party (SVP). He was a member of the National Council between 2015 and 2021 and announced his candidacy to the Federal Council in October 2022.
Marianne Kleiner is Swiss politician who served as a Member of the National Council from 2003 to 2011 and was President of the Radical Democratic Party from 2004 to 2005.
Sanija Ameti is a Bosnian born Swiss Green Liberal Party politician,activist and cybersecurity expert. She has been co-president of the political movement Operation Libero since 2021 and has been a member of the Zurich municipal council since 2022.
Valentin Landmann is a Swiss criminal defense lawyer,author,media personality and former politician. A public figure,he is known for his work defending people in the Swiss 'criminal underworld'. He has represented politicians,sex workers,accused spies,members of the Hells Angels and neo-Nazi activists.
Martina Munz is a Swiss politician and member of Social Democratic Party of Switzerland.
