List of cantonal executives of Switzerland
This article lists the list of 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'Etat (State Council) in French-speaking cantons.
The below list is up to date as of 29 May 2010.
| Canton | Executive | Members | President | Party | Last election | Next election | |||
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AG | Aargau | Executive Council | 5 | Peter Beyeler | FDP | |||
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AR | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Executive Council | 7 | Jakob Brunnschweiler | FDP | |||
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AI | Appenzell Innerrhoden | Standeskommission | 7 | Daniel Fässler | N/A | |||
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BS | Basel-Stadt | Executive Council | 7 | Guy Morin | Greens | |||
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BL | Basel-Landschaft | Executive Council | 5 | Urs Wüthrich-Pelloli | SP | 11 February 2007 | ||
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BE | Bern | Executive Council | 7 | Hans-Jürg Käser | FDP | 28 March 2010 | ||
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FR | Fribourg | Council of State | 7 | Beat Vonlanthen | CVP | 26 November 2006 | 4 December 2010 | |
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GE | Geneva | Council of State | 7 | François Longchamp | FDP | 15 November 2009 | ||
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GL | Glarus | Executive Council | 7 | Robert Marti | BDP | |||
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GR | Graubünden | Executive Council | 5 | Claudio Lardi | SP | |||
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JU | Jura | Council of State | 5 | Charles Juillard | CVP | |||
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LU | Lucerne | Executive Council | 5 | Anton Schwingruber | CVP | |||
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NE | Neuchâtel | Council of State | 5 | Jean Studer | SP | |||
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NW | Nidwalden | Executive Council | 7 | Beat Fuchs | FDP | |||
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OW | Obwalden | Executive Council | 5 | Esther Gasser Pfulg | FDP | |||
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SH | Schaffhausen | Executive Council | 5 | Erhard Meister | SVP | |||
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SZ | Schwyz | Executive Council | 7 | Georg Hess | CVP | |||
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SO | Solothurn | Executive Council | 5 | Walter Straumann | CVP | |||
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SG | St. Gallen | Executive Council | 7 | Josef Keller | CVP | |||
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TG | Thurgau | Executive Council | 5 | Claudius Graf-Schelling | SP | |||
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TI | Ticino | Council of State | 5 | Luigi Pedrazzini | CVP | |||
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UR | Uri | Executive Council | 7 | Isidor Baumann | CVP | |||
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VS | Valais | Council of State | 5 | Jean-Michel Cina | CVP | |||
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VD | Vaud | Council of State | 7 | Pascal Broulis | FDP | |||
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ZG | Zug | Executive Council | 7 | Peter Hegglin | CVP | |||
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ZH | Zurich | Executive Council | 7 | Hans Hollenstein | CVP | |||
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CH | Confederation | Federal Council | 7 | Doris Leuthard | CVP | 12 December 2007 | ||