The Council of States is the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland,with the National Council being the lower house. It comprises 46 members.
The University of Basel is a university in Basel,Switzerland. Founded on 4 April 1460,it is Switzerland's oldest university and among the world's oldest surviving universities. The university is traditionally counted among the leading institutions of higher learning in the country.
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. Until 2022,he has been the longest-serving current member of the Federal Council since Doris Leuthard's resignation in 2018.
Simonetta Myriam Sommaruga is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2010 to 2022. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS),she was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2015 and 2020.
Eric Weber is a Swiss populist publisher,journalist and far-right politician. He currently serves his third term as a member of the Grand Council of Basel-Stadt for his independent VA,which is basically his own political movement without any other members.
Sibel Arslan is a Swiss lawyer and politician of the party BastA!.
Albert Rösti is a Swiss entrepreneur,association official 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.
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.
Eva Herzog is a Swiss politician who has represented Basel-Stadt in the Council of States since 2019. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS).
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,a member of the Swiss National Council and co-president of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.
Kathrin Bertschy,is a Swiss economist and politician. Bertschy currently serves in the National Council as a member of the Green Liberal Party.
Anita Fetz is a Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP) and a former member of the National Council and the Council of States in Switzerland.
Katharina Prelicz-Huber is a Swiss politician of the Green Party of Switzerland who serves as the president of the Swiss Union of Public Service Personnel (VPOD) and a member of the National Council.
Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter is a Swiss jurist and politician of The Centre.
Florence Brenzikofer is a politician of the Green Party of Switzerland who has been a member of the National Council since 2019.
Katja Christ is a Swiss lawyer and politician. She was elected to the Swiss National Council on the ticket of Green Liberal Party (GLP) in 2019.
Franziska Roth is a pedagogue and politician of the Social Democrat Party of Switzerland (SP). Since 2019,she is a current member of the National Council,the lower house of the Swiss Parliament.
Maja Riniker is a Swiss politician of the Liberals (FDP) and a member of the National Council the lower house of the Swiss Parliament.
Eric Nussbaumer is a politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP) and member of the National Council,the lower chamber of the Swiss Parliament. He is the current Vice-President of the National Council.
