The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (also rendered as Socialist Party of Switzerland, in German: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz (SPS), French Parti socialiste suisse (PSS), Italian Partito Socialista Svizzero, Romansh Partida Socialdemocrata de la Svizra. The party was founded on October 21, 1888 and is one of the four leading coalition political parties in Switzerland. It is the left-most party with representatives in the Swiss Federal Council. It is also the second large political party in the Swiss Parliament. The current members in the council are: Micheline Calmy-Rey and Moritz Leuenberger. Romansh (also spelled Rumantsch, Romansch or Romanche) is any of the various Rhaetian languages spoken in Switzerland. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... A political spectrum is a way of comparing or visualizing different political positions, by placing them upon one or more geometric axes. ... The Swiss Federal Council (in German, Schweizerische Bundesrat; in French, Conseil fédéral suisse; in Italian, Consiglio federale svizzero; in Romansh, Cussegl federal svizzer) is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the government of Switzerland, as well as assuming functions corresponding to those of the head of state... A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... An aerial view of Parliament of India at New Delhi. ... Micheline Calmy-Rey (born July 8, 1945) is a Swiss politician. ... Moritz Leuenberger (born September 21, 1946) is a Swiss politician. ...

In 2003, it hold 52 mandates (out of 200) in the Swiss National Council (first chamber of the Swiss parliament); 9 (out of 46) in the second chamber and 2 out of 7 mandates in the Swiss Federal Council (executive body). By 2005, it hold 23,8% of the seats in the Swiss Cantonal governments and 23,2% in the Swiss Cantonal parliaments (index "BADAC", weighted with the population and number of seats). The National Council of Switzerland is the large Chamber of the parliament and has 200 seats. ... The Swiss Federal Council (in German, Schweizerische Bundesrat; in French, Conseil fédéral suisse; in Italian, Consiglio federale svizzero; in Romansh, Cussegl federal svizzer) is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the government of Switzerland, as well as assuming functions corresponding to those of the head of state...

Presidents

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Members of the Swiss Federal Council

The table below shows the members of the Swiss Federal Council or Federal Councilors (in German: Bundesräte, in French: conseillers fédéraux, in Italian: consiglieri federali) for any given year since instauration of the federal council (in German: Bundesrat, in French: conseil fédéral, in Italian: consiglio... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Ernst Nobs (July 14, 1886 - March 15, 1957) was a Swiss politician. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Max Weber (August 2, 1897 - December 2, 1974) was a Swiss politician. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Willy Spühler (January 31, 1902 in Zurich - May 31, 1990) was a Swiss politician. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Hans-Peter Tschudi (October 22, 1913 - September 30, 2002) was a Swiss politician. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Pierre Graber (December 6, 1908 - July 19, 2003) was a Swiss politician. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Willy Ritschard (September 28, 1918 - October 16, 1983) was a Swiss politician. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pierre Aubert (born March 3, 1927) is a Swiss politician. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... René Felber (born March 14, 1933) is a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1987-1993). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Otto Stich (born January 10, 1927) is a Swiss politician. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ruth Dreifuss (pronounced dryfoos) (born January 9, 1940) is a Swiss politician. ... Moritz Leuenberger (born September 21, 1946) is a Swiss politician. ... Micheline Calmy-Rey (born July 8, 1945) is a Swiss politician. ...

External links

• www.sp-ps.ch: The Web site, only available in French and German.