Grand Council of Vaud | |
Native Name: | Grand Conseil du Canton de Vaud |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Coa Pic: | Wappen Waadt matt.svg |
Jurisdiction: | Canton of Vaud |
Term Limits: | 5 years |
Preceded By: | 2017 |
Leader1 Type: | President |
Leader1: | Laurent Miéville |
Party1: | Green Liberals (PVL) |
Election1: | 2022 |
Leader2 Type: | First Vice-President |
Leader2: | Jean-François Thuillard |
Party2: | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland |
Election2: | 2022 |
Leader3 Type: | Second Vice-President |
Leader3: | Stéphane Montangero |
Party3: | Social Democratic Party (PS) |
Election3: | 2022 |
Seats: | 150 |
Structure1: | Vaud 2021.svg |
Structure1 Res: | 200px |
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The Grand Council of Vaud (French: Grand Conseil de Vaud) is the legislature of the canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. Vaud has a unicameral legislature. The Great Council has 150 seats, with members elected every five years.
In May 1981, Marguerite Narbel became the first woman to serve as president of the Grand Council of Vaud, holding the position until the following year. Narbel left the Grand Council in 1986.[1]
The largest groups are the Free Democratic Party (49 seats), followed by the Socialist group (35 seats), the People's Party (25 seats), the Green group (22 seats), the Green Liberals group (9 seats)..