The Social Democratic Group (, , , abbreviated S) is the second largest parliamentary group in the
Swiss Federal Assembly
The Federal Assembly (german: Bundesversammlung, french: Assemblée fédérale, it, Assemblea federale, rm, Assamblea federala), also known as the Swiss parliament (''Parlament'', ''Parlement'', ''Parlamento''), is Switzerland's federal leg ...
. It is formed by the
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland.
The Social Democratic Party were represented in the National Council; they sat as part of the
Social-Political group with the democrats from 1896 then formed their own parliamentary group in 1911.
Composition
List of presidents of the group
The group is currently presided by national councillor
Roger Nordmann (
VD)
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Herman Greulich
Herman may refer to:
People
* Herman (name), list of people with this name
* Saint Herman (disambiguation)
* Peter Noone (born 1947), known by the mononym Herman
Places in the United States
* Herman, Arkansas
* Herman, Michigan
* Herman, Minne ...
(1911)
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Hans Affolter (1917)
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Ernest-Paul Graber (1918)
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Arthur Schmid
Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more wi ...
sr. (1925)
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Robert Grimm (1936)
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Walther Bringolf
Walther Bringolf (1 August 1895 – 24 March 1981) was a former President of the National Council of Switzerland (1961/1962). He was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland and was a long-time mayor of Schaffhausen (1933–1968).
...
(1945)
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Fritz Grütter (1953)
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Mathias Eggenberger
Mathias, a given name and a surname which is a variant of Matthew (name), may refer to:
Places
* Mathias, West Virginia
* Mathias Township, Michigan
People with the given name or surname ''Mathias'' In music
* Mathias Eick, Norwegian Jazz Musici ...
(1957)
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Pierre Graber (1966)
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Edmund Wyss (1969)
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Anton Muheim (1971)
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Richard Müller (1972)
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Heinz Bratschi
The H. J. Heinz Company is an American food processing company headquartered at One PPG Place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company was founded by Henry J. Heinz in 1869. Heinz manufactures thousands of food products in plants on six continen ...
(1978)
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René Felber
René Felber (14 March 1933 – 18 October 2020) was a Swiss politician. He was a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1987 to 1993. In 1992, he served as the President of Switzerland.
Personal life
Born 1933 in Bienne, Felber was a teacher ...
(1980)
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Félicien Morel Félicien or Felicien is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Félicien Du Bois (born 1983), Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman
*Félicien Cattier (1869–1946), very prominent Belgian banker, financier and philanthropist
*Fé ...
(1981)
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Dario Robbianni
Dario is a masculine given name, etymologically related to Darius.
Given name
*Dario Allevi (born 1965), Italian politician
*Dario Argento (born 1940), Italian film director
*Dario Badinelli (born 1946), Italian triple jumper
*Dario Bellezza (194 ...
(1983)
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Ursula Mauch
Ursula Mauch (née Widmer; born 29 March 1935) is a Swiss chemist, educator and politician who served on the National Council (Switzerland) from 1979 to 1995. She was the first female member to represent the Canton of Aargau constituency. She p ...
(1987)
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Ursula Hafner Ursula may refer to:
* Ursula (name), feminine name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* ''Ursula'' (album), an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron
*Ursula (crater), a crater on Titania, a moon of Uranus
*Ursula (det ...
(1995)
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Franco Cavalli (1999)
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Hildegard Fässler (2002)
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Ursula Wyss (2006)
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Andy Tschümperlin (2012)
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Roger Nordmann (2015)
References
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Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Parliamentary groups in Switzerland