List of members of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Basel-Landschaft explained

This is a list of members of both houses of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Basel-Landschaft. As one of the cantons defined until 1999 as "half-cantons", Basel-Landschaft elects only one member to the Council of States[1]

Members of the Council of States

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Appointed
Stephan Gutzwiller
Free Democratic Party
1848–1851
Eugen Madeux
Free Democratic Party
1851–1855
August Gysin
Free Democratic Party
1855–1856
Rudolf Riggenbach
Free Democratic Party
1856–1862

Anton von Blarer
Free Democratic Party
1862–1864
Emil Remig. Frey
Free Democratic Party
1864–1868
Emanuel Löw
Free Democratic Party
1868–1869

Martin Birmann
Liberal Party
1869–1890
Johann Jakob Stutz
Free Democratic Party
1890–1913
Jakob Buser
Free Democratic Party
1913–1914
Gustav Joh. Schneider
Free Democratic Party
1914–1932
Emil Rudin
Free Democratic Party
1932–1935
1935Walter Schaub
Social Democratic Party
1935–1947
1939
1943
1947Paul Brodbeck
Free Democratic Party
1947–1955
1951
1955Emil Müller
Social Democratic Party
1955–1967
1959
1963
1967
Werner Jauslin
Free Democratic Party
1967–1979
1971
1975
1979
Eduard Belser
Social Democratic Party
1979–1987
1983
1987
René Rhinow
Free Democratic Party
1987–1999
1991
1995
1999
Hans Fünfschilling
Free Democratic Party
1999–2007
2003
2007
Claude Janiak
Social Democratic Party
2007–2019
2011
2015
2019
Maya Graf
Green Party
2019–present
2023

Members of the National Council

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1848Emil Remig. Frey
(FDP/PRD)
Johann Jakob Matt
(FDP/PRD)
2 seats
1848–1863
1849Joh. Heinrich Plattner
(FDP/PRD)
1851Stephan Gutzwiller
(FDP/PRD)
Johann Mesmer
(FDP/PRD)
1854Johann Bussinger
(FDP/PRD)
1857Daniel Bieder
(FDP/PRD)
1860
1863Jakob Josef Adam
(FDP/PRD)
Jakob B. Graf
(FDP/PRD)
3 seats
1863–1911
1866Johann Jakob Baader
(Liberal)
1868Martin Bider
(Liberal)
1869Emanuel Löw
(FDP/PRD)
1872Emil Joh. Rud. Frey
(FDP/PRD)
Jakob B. Graf
(FDP/PRD)
1875Gedeon Thommen
(FDP/PRD)
1878
1881
1882Ambrosius Rosenmund
(FDP/PRD)
1884
1887Johann Jakob Stutz
(FDP/PRD)
1890Jakob Buser
(FDP/PRD)
Emil Joh. Rud. Frey
(FDP/PRD)
1891Johannes Suter
(FDP/PRD)
1893
1894Walter F. Meyer
(BAB*)
1896
1899Stephan Gschwind
(Grut&PS*)
1902
1904Albert Schwander
(proc Soc*)
1905
1908
1911Hermann Straumann
(FDP/PRD)
4 seats
1911–1963
1912Albert Grieder
(FDP/PRD)
1914Gustav Adolf Seiler
(FDP/PRD)
Heinrich O. Strub
(FDP/PRD)
1917
1919Karl Adolf Brodtbeck
(SP/PS)
Karl Stohler
(FDP/PRD)
Carl Tanner
(FDP/PRD)
1922Adolf Ast
(PAB)
1924Johann Surbeck
(SP/PS)
1925
1928Karl von Blarer
(Conservative)
1931Karl Stohler
(FDP/PRD)
1932Arnold Meyer
(FDP/PRD)
1935Rudolf Scheibler
(FDP/PRD)
Leo Mann
(SP/PS)
1939Hugo Gschwind
(Conservative)
Hans-Konrad Sonderegger
(Ind.)
1943Ernst Boerlin
(FDP/PRD)
Walter Hilfiker
(SP/PS)
Kurt Leupin
(SD/DS)
1945Albert Ryser
(SP/PS)
1947Walter Degen
(PAB)
1951Albert Ryser
(SP/PS)
1952Josef Tschopp
(Conservative)
1955Leo Lejeune
(SP/PS)
Fritz Waldner
(SP/PS)
1959Walter Degen
(PAB)
1963Fritz Maurer
(FDP/PRD)
Paul Wagner
(SP/PS)
5 seats
1963–1971
1967Karl Flubacher
(FDP/PRD)
1971Claudius Alder
(LDU/LdI)
Felix Auer
(FDP/PRD)
1975Hans-Rudolf Feigenwinter
(CVP/PDC)
Hans-Rudolf Nebiker
(SVP/UDC)
1979Heinrich Ott
(SP/PS)
1983Angeline Fankhauser
(SP/PS)
1987Hans Rudolf Gysin
(FDP/PRD)
Susanne Leutenegger Oberholzer
(POCH)
1990Theo Meyer
(SP/PS)
1991Ruth Gonseth
(GPS/PES)
Rudolf Keller
(SD/DS)
Christian Miesch
(FDP/PRD)
1995Rudolf Imhof
(CVP/PDC)
1998Caspar Baader
(SVP/UDC)
1999Claude Janiak
(SP/PS)
Paul Kurrus
(FDP/PRD)
Susanne Leutenegger Oberholzer
(SP/PS)
2001Maya Graf
(GPS/PES)
20036 seats
2003–2011
Christian Miesch
(SVP/UDC)
Walter Jermann
(CVP/PDC)
2007Eric Nussbaumer
(SP/PS)
Kathrin Amacker-Amann
(CVP/PDC)
2010Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter
(CVP/PDC)
2011Daniela Schneeberger
(FDP.The Liberals)
Thomas de Courten
(SVP/UDC)
2014Christian Miesch
(SVP/UDC)
2015Sandra Sollberger
(SVP/UDC)
2019Florence Brenzikofer
(GPS/PES)
Samira Marti
(SP/PS)
2023Thomas de Courten
(SVP/UDC)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search Council Members. parlament.ch. 2018-07-15.