This is a list of members of the Swiss Council of States during the 47th legislature (2003–2007). Most members were elected in the 2003 Swiss federal election.

Presidents

2003/2004: Franz Schiesser 2004/2005: Bruno Frick 2005/2006: Rolf Büttiker 2006/2007: Peter Bieri

Members

Name Party C. URL Hans AltherrElected to replace Hans-Rudolf Merz FDP/PRD AR Madeleine Amgwerd CVP/PDC JU Michel Béguelin SPS/PSS VD Alain Berset SPS/PSS FR Peter BieriPresident 2006/2007 CVP/PDC ZG Ivo BischofbergerElected at the regular elections on April 29, 2007 to succeed to Carlo Schmid-Sutter CVP/PDC AI Pierre BonhôteElected on 20 November 2005 to replace Jean Studer SPS/PSS NE Christoffel Brändli SVP/UDC GR Peter Briner FDP/PRD SH Christiane Brunner SPS/PSS GE Hermann Bürgi SVP/UDC TG Rolf BüttikerPresident 2005/2006 FDP/PRD SO Eugen David CVP/PDC SG Simon Epiney CVP/PDC VS Rolf Escher CVP/PDC VS Anita Fetz SPS/PSS BS Erika Forster-Vannini FDP/PRD SG Bruno FrickPresident 2004/2005 CVP/PDC SZ Hans Fünfschilling FDP/PRD BL Pierre-Alain Gentil SPS/PSS JU Hannes Germann SVP/UDC SH Trix Heberlein FDP/PRD ZH Hans Hess FDP/PRD OW Hans Hofmann SVP/UDC ZH Hansheiri Inderkum CVP/PDC UR This Jenny SVP/UDC GL Alex Kuprecht SVP/UDC SZ Christiane Langenberger FDP/PRD VD Hans Lauri SVP/UDC BE Ernst Leuenberger SPS/PSS SO Helen Leumann-Würsch FDP/PRD LU Filippo Lombardi CVP/PDC TI Theo Maissen CVP/PDC GR Dick Marty FDP/PRD TI Hans-Rudolf MerzElected to the Federal Council on December 10, 2003 FDP/PRD AR Gisèle Ory SPS/PSS NE Thomas Pfisterer FDP/PRD AG Maximilian Reimann SVP/UDC AG Françoise Saudan FDP/PRD GE Fritz SchiesserPresident 2003/2004 FDP/PRD GL Carlo SchmidRegular term ended April 29, 2007; succeeded by Ivo Bischofberger CVP/PDC AI Urs Schwaller CVP/PDC FR Rolf Schweiger FDP/PRD ZG Marianne Slongo CVP/PDC NW Simonetta Sommaruga SPS/PSS BE Hansruedi Stadler CVP/PDC UR Philipp Stähelin CVP/PDC TG Jean StuderResigned following election to the Conseil d'Etat of the Canton of Neuchâtel SPS/PSS NE Franz Wicki CVP/PDC LU

Notes

See also List of members of the Swiss National Council (2003-2007) List of members of the Swiss Council of States (current)