List of cantonal executives of Switzerland
This article lists the cantonal executives of Switzerland. Each canton of Switzerland has its own executive body, as well as legislative body. The Federal Council is the executive of the Swiss federal government, and is included for purposes of comparison.
The cantonal executives are collegial bodies, each with 5 or 7 members. They are generally called Regierungsrat (Executive Council) in German-speaking cantons and Conseil d'État (State Council) in French-speaking cantons.
List[]
The below list is up to date as of 17 February 2021.[needs update]
Presidents of the executives[]
In Switzerland the presidency of the cantonal (and the federal) governments functions as primus inter pares. That means that they preside over meetings and can cast tie breaking votes but other than that are equally powerful members of the executive. If nothing else is noted the official name of the office of president of the cantonal executive is president.
The noted elections can but do not have to directly elect the president. If so the president remains president for all 4 years between elections (e.g. Basel-Stadt). In the other cantons the presidency rotates according to seniority (e.g. Zürich).
Elections[]
The date of the elections is not the same as the date of the start of the tenure. For example the elections in the Canton Aargau were held in 2020 but the tenure of the new Executive began on 1 January 2021.
Canton | Executive Official name(s) |
Members | President | Party | Last election | Next election | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AG | Aargau | Regierungsrat (German) |
5[1] | [2] | FDP | 2020 | 2024 | |
AR | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Regierungsrat (German) |
7[3] | [2] | independent | 2019 | 2023 | |
AI | Appenzell Innerrhoden | Standeskommission (German) |
7[4] | [2] | independent | |||
BL | Basel-Landschaft | Regierungsrat (German) |
5[5] | Center | 2019 | |||
BS | Basel-Stadt | Executive Council Regierungsrat (German) |
7[6] | Beat Jans[7] | SP | 2020 | 2024 | |
BE | Bern | Executive Council Regierungsrat (German) Conseil exécutif (French) |
7[8] | [9] | SVP | 2018 | 2022 | |
FR | Fribourg | Conseil d'État (French) Staatsrat (German) |
7[10] | SP | 2017 | 2021 | ||
GE | Geneva | Council of State Conseil d'État (French) |
7[11] | Antonio Hodgers | Greens | |||
GL | Glarus | Regierungsrat (German) |
7[12] | [2] | SVP | 2018 | 2022 | |
GR | Grisons | Regierung (German) Regenza (Romansh) Governo (Italian) |
5[13] | Centre | 2018 | 2022 | ||
JU | Jura | Gouvernement (French) |
5[14] | SP | 2020 | 2024 | ||
LU | Lucerne | Regierungsrat (German) |
5[15] | Reto Wyss | Centre | |||
NE | Neuchâtel | Conseil d'État (French) |
5[16] | SP | 2017 | 2021 | ||
NW | Nidwalden | Regierungsrat (German) |
7[17] | ? | 2018 | 2022 | ||
OW | Obwalden | Regierungsrat (German) |
5[18] | Christian Schäli | 2018 | 2022 | ||
SH | Schaffhausen | Regierungsrat (German) |
5[19] | FDP | 2018 | 2022 | ||
SZ | Schwyz | Regierungsrat (German) |
7[20] | [2] | FDP | 2019 | 2023 | |
SO | Solothurn | Regierungsrat (German) |
5[21] | [2] | SP | 2017 | 2021 | |
SG | St. Gallen | Regierung (German) |
7[22] | [7] | Centre | 2020 | 2024 | |
TG | Thurgau | Regierungsrat (German) |
5[23] | [7] | SVP | |||
TI | Ticino | Consiglio di Stato (Italian) |
5[24] | Lega | ||||
UR | Uri | Regierungsrat (German) |
7[25] | [2] | Centre | 2020 | 2024 | |
VS | Valais | Conseil d'État (French) Staatsrat (German) |
5[26] | Christophe Darbellay | Centre | |||
VD | Vaud | Council of State Conseil d'État (French) |
7 | SP | ||||
ZG | Zug | Regierungsrat (German) |
7[27] | [2] | Centre | 2019 | 2023 | |
ZH | Zürich | Executive Council Regierungsrat (German) |
7[28] | Silvia Steiner[9] | Centre | 2019 | 2023 | |
CH | Confederation | Federal Council Bundesrat (German) Conseil fédéral (French) Consiglio federale (Italian) Cussegl federal (Romansh) |
7[29] | Guy Parmelin | SVP | 2019 | 2023 |
Notes and references[]
- ^ "Gesamtregierungsrat - Kanton Aargau". www.ag.ch. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h President officially called Landammann
- ^ "Regierungsrat - Appenzell Ausserrhoden". www.ar.ch. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Standeskommission". Appenzell Innerrhoden (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Regierungsrat". baselland.ch (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Der Regierungsrat heisst Sie willkommen!". www.regierungsrat.bs.ch (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c President officially called Regierungspräsident (Government president)
- ^ "Der Regierungsrat (Der Regierungsrat) Regierungsrat - Kanton Bern". www.rr.be.ch. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b President officially called Regierungsratspräsident (President of the Government council)
- ^ "Les membres du Conseil d'Etat". www.fr.ch (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Page d'accueil". ge.ch (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Regierung – Kanton Glarus". www.gl.ch (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Regierung - Regierung". www.gr.ch. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Jura, www jura ch, République et Canton du. "Le Gouvernement jurassien". www.jura.ch (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Der Regierungsrat des Kantons Luzern - Kanton Luzern". www.lu.ch. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Conseil d'État - République et canton de Neuchâtel". www.ne.ch (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Regierungsrat". www.nw.ch (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Kanton Obwalden Online: Übersicht". www.ow.ch. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Schaffhausen, Staatskanzlei Kanton. "Der Regierungsrat - Kanton Schaffhausen". sh.ch (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Regierungsrat". www.sz.ch (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Regierung des Kantons Solothurn - Kanton Solothurn". so.ch. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Regierung | sg.ch". www.sg.ch. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Kantonsparlament, Portal Kanton Thurgau Sie finden auf diesen Seiten vielfältige Informationen über das; Regierungsrat, den. "Regierung". www.tg.ch (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Stato e organizzazione - Repubblica e Cantone Ticino". www4.ti.ch. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Regierungsrat". www.ur.ch (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Gouvernement". www.vs.ch. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Regierungsrat". Kanton Zug (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Government Council". Kanton Zürich. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Bundesrat, Der. "Startseite". www.admin.ch (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
See also[]
- Cantonal executives of Switzerland
- Cantons of Switzerland