The National Council is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, the upper house being the Council of States. With 200 seats, the National Council is the larger of the two houses.
The Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland is a national-conservative political party in Switzerland. Its ideology is politically conservative, Protestant fundamentalist, and right-wing populist. It is similar to the Christian right in the United States, and its top goals were to promote "biblical values" and oppose other cultures and values.
The Swiss order of precedence is a hierarchy of important positions within the government of Switzerland. It has no legal standing but is used by ceremonial protocol. The order of precedence is determined by the Protocol Regulations and the Table of Precedence of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Unless otherwise noted, precedence among persons of equal rank is determined by seniority. As a general rule, spouses share the same rank.
Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno is a Latin phrase that means One for all, all for one. It is the unofficial motto of Switzerland. A French version, Un pour tous, tous pour un, was made famous by Alexandre Dumas in the 1844 novel The Three Musketeers.
Mauro Poggia is a Swiss-Italian politician. He is a member of the Geneva Citizens' Movement (MCG) and has been a member of the Council of State of Geneva since 2013. Previously, he served in the National Council from the October 2011 election until 2013.
Hans Uhlmann is a Swiss politician from the Swiss People's Party (SVP). A professional farmer, he has left the national political scene in 1999 and now works only behind the scenes.
Gian-Reto Plattner was a Swiss physicist and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland.
Sibel Arslan is a Swiss lawyer and politician of the party BastA!
Philipp Müller is a Swiss politician and was the leader of FDP.The Liberals from 2012 until 16 April 2016. He served in the National Council from 2003 to 2015, before being elected to the Council of States in 2016, representing Aargau.
Guy Parmelin is a Swiss politician serving as President of Switzerland since 2021, having previously served as Vice President of Switzerland in 2020. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC), he has been a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2016. Parmelin has served as head of the Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research since 2019, previously heading the Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports between 2016 and 2018. In 2021, he assumed the position of President of Switzerland.
Maya Graf is a Swiss politician. She is a member of the Council of States from the Canton of Basel-Landschaft. From 2001 to 2019, she was a member of the National Council of Switzerland. From 2012 to 2013, she was the president of the council, the first member of the Green Party to hold that seat.
Peter Hess is a Swiss politician and former President of the National Council (2000–01).
Balthasar Glättli is a Swiss politician. He is a member of the National Council and, since June 2020, the president of the Green Party of Switzerland.
Marlies Bänziger is a Swiss politician of the Green Party of Switzerland.
Jürg Stahl is a Swiss politician of the Swiss People's Party. He was a member of the National Council for the canton of Zürich from 1999 to 2019 and served as the President of the National Council from 2016 to 2017.
Beat Jans is a Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party (SP) and Member of the National Council of Switzerland.
Sarah Wyss is a Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP). Since December 2020 she is a member of the National Council of Switzerland.
Mattea Julia Meyer is a Swiss politician and co-president of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.
Carlo Sommaruga is a Swiss lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP)
Kathrin Bertschy, is a Swiss economist and politician. Bertschy currently serves in the National Council as a member of the Green Liberal Party.
