List of members of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Valais explained

This is a list of members of both houses of the Swiss Federal Assembly from the Canton of Valais.

Members of the Council of States

Councillor
(Party)
ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Jos.-Henry Ducrey
Free Democratic Party
1848–1850
AppointedJos.-Hyacinthe Grillet
Free Democratic Party
1848–1850
Charles-Louis de Rivaz
Free Democratic Party
1850–1852
Joseph Rion
Free Democratic Party
1850–1853
Alphonse Morand
Free Democratic Party
1852–1854
Elias de Courten
Conservative
1853–1855
Maurice-Eugène Filliez
Free Democratic Party
1854–1855
Maurice Claivaz
Free Democratic Party
1855–1856
Joseph Rion
Free Democratic Party
1855–1856
Joseph Anton Clemenz
Conservative
1856–1857
Hippolyte Pignat
Free Democratic Party
1856–1857
Leo Luzian von Roten
Conservative
1857–1859
Antoine-Joseph Amacker
0
1857–1859
Ignaz Zenruffinen
Conservative
1859–1861
Joseph Zermatten
Conservative
1859–1861
Maurice Chappelet
Liberal Party
1861–1863
Joseph Anton Clemenz
Conservative
1861–1863
Maurice Evéquoz
Conservative
1863–1865
Hans Anton von Roten
Conservative
1863–1865
Joseph Chappex
Conservative
1865–1868
Joseph Anton Clemenz
Conservative
1865–1868
Camille de Werra
Conservative
1868–1868
Peter Ludwig In Albon
Conservative
1868–1871
Fidèle-Eman. Joris
Conservative
1868–1869
Cyprien Barlatey
Conservative
1869–1871
Felix-Ignaz Clausen
Conservative
1871–1873
Joseph Rion
Free Democratic Party
1871–1873
Ferdinand de Montheys
Conservative
1873–1875
Jean-Baptist Graven
Conservative
1873–1876
Maurice Evéquoz
Conservative
1875–1878
Ignaz Zenruffinen
Conservative
1876–1880
Felix-Ignaz Clausen
Conservative
1878–1885
Joseph Chappex
Conservative
1880–1888
Gustav Loretan
Conservative
1885–1895
Henri-Ch.-Jos. Torrenté
Conservative
1888–1896
Louis de Kalbermatten
Conservative
1895–1898
Georges de Stockalper
Conservative
1896–1898
Achille Chappaz
Conservative
1898–1902
Charles de Preux
Conservative
1898–1901
Jean-Marie de Chastonay
Conservative
1901–1906
Henri-Ch.-Jos. Torrenté
Conservative
1902–1903
Laurent Rey
Conservative
1903–1906
Joseph Ribordy
Conservative
1906–1923
Heinrich von Roten
Conservative
1906–1916
Julius Zenruffinen
Conservative
1917–1920
Raimund Loretan
Conservative
1920–1928
Pierre Barman
Conservative
1923–1943
Raymond Evéquoz
Conservative
1928–1943
Victor Petrig
Conservative
1943–1947
Maurice Troillet
Conservative
1943–1955
Alfred Clausen
Conservative
1947–1955
Marius Lampert
Conservative
1955–1975
Joseph Moulin
Conservative
1956–1959
1959Leo Guntern
Christian Social Conservative Party
1959–1967
1963
1967Hermann Bodenmann
Christian Social Conservative Party
1967–1975
1971
Guy Genoud
Christian Democratic People's Party
1975–1987
1975Odilo Guntern
Christian Democratic People's Party
1975–1983
1979
1983Daniel Lauber
Christian Democratic People's Party
1983–1991
Edouard Delalay
Christian Democratic People's Party
1987–1999
1987
1991Peter Bloetzer
Christian Democratic People's Party
1991–1999
1995
Simon Epiney
Christian Democratic People's Party
1999–2007
1999Rolf Escher
Christian Democratic People's Party
1999–2007
2003

Jean-René Fournier
Christian Democratic People's Party
2007–2019
2007
René Imoberdorf
Christian Social People's Party of Upper Valais
2007–2015
2011
2015
Beat Rieder
Christian Democratic People's Party
2015–2023
The Centre
2023–present

Marianne Maret
Christian Democratic People's Party
2019–2023
The Centre
2023–present
2019
2023

Members of the National Council

ElectionCouncillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
1848Maurice Barman
(FDP/PRD)
Joseph Anton Clemenz
(Conservative)
Antoine de Riedmatten
(Conservative)
Adrien-Félix Pottier
(FDP/PRD)
4 seats
1848–1863
1851Alexis Allet
(Conservative)
1854
1856Maurice-Eugène Filliez
(FDP/PRD)
1857Adrien de Courten
(Conservative)
L.-Jos.-Antoine Luder
(Conservative)
Maurice Claivaz
(FDP/PRD)
1858Camille de Werra
(Conservative)
1860Louis-G. Barman
(FDP/PRD)
Joseph Torrent
(FDP/PRD)
1863Maurice-Antoine Cretton
(FDP/PRD)
Charles de Rivaz
(Conservative)
5 seats
1863–1902
1866Maurice Evéquoz
(Conservative)
Hans Anton von Roten
(Conservative)
1869
1872Alexandre Dénériaz
(FDP/PRD)
1872Louis Gross
(Conservative)
Ignaz Zenruffinen
(Conservative)
1875Victor de Chastonay
(Conservative)
Ferdinand de Montheys
(Conservative)
Alexandre Dénériaz
(FDP/PRD)
1878Charles de Werra
(Conservative)
Fidèle-Eman. Joris
(Conservative)
1881Maurice Evéquoz
(Conservative)
1884
1887Maurice Chappelet
(Liberal)
Joseph-A. Favre
(Conservative)
Emile Gaillard
(FDP/PRD)
1890Charles de Werra
(Conservative)
Joseph Kuntschen
(Conservative)
1892Alfred Perrig
(Conservative)
1893
1895Henri Bioley
(Conservative)
Gustav Loretan
(Conservative)
1896Camille Défayes
(FDP/PRD)
1899
1902Raymond Evéquoz
(Conservative)
6 seats
1902–1943
1904Heinrich von Roten
(Conservative)
1905Maurice F. Pellissier
(Conservative)
Alexander Seiler
(Conservative)
1908Eugène de Lavallaz
(FDP/PRD)
Charles de Preux
(Conservative)
1911Jules G.-A. Tissières
(Conservative)
1914
1917Victor Petrig
(Conservative)
1918Maurice F. Pellissier
(Conservative)
1919Camille Défayes
(FDP/PRD)
1920Hermann Seiler
(Conservative)
Jules-Jean Couchepin
(FDP/PRD)
1921Cyrille Pitteloud
(Conservative)
Maurice Troillet
(Conservative)
1922
1925Josef Escher
(Conservative)
Henri Spahr
(FDP/PRD)
1928André Germanier
(Conservative)
Camille Crittin
(FDP/PRD)
Joseph Kuntschen
(Conservative)
Maurice Troillet
(Conservative)
1931
1932Rudolf Metry
(Conservative)
1935Karl Dellberg
(SP/PS)
1936Josef Escher
(Conservative)
1937Joseph Kuntschen
(Conservative)
1939
1943Henri Carron
(Conservative)
Antoine Favre
(Conservative)
Oskar Schnyder
(Conservative)
7 seats
1943–2015
1947Paul de Courten
(Conservative)
Francis Germanier
(FDP/PRD)
Joseph Moulin
(Conservative)
1948Peter von Roten
(Conservative)
1950Meinrad Michlig
(Conservative)
1951Moritz Kämpfen
(Conservative)
Karl Dellberg
(SP/PS)
1952René Jacquod
(Conservative)
Leo Stoffel
(Conservative)
1955Roger Bonvin
(Conservative)
Francis Germanier
(FDP/PRD)
1956Paul de Courten
(Conservative)
1959
1962Félix Carruzzo
(CCS)
1963Adolphe Traveletti
(CCS)
1966Paul de Courten
(CCS)
1967Armand Bochatay
(CCS)
Aloys Copt
(FDP/PRD)
Innozenz Lehner
(CCS)
Rodolphe Tissières
(CCS)
Hans Wyer
(CCS)
1971Gabrielle Nanchen
(SP/PS)
1975Bernard Dupont
(FDP/PRD)
Paul Biderbost
(CVP/PDC)
Pierre de Chastonay
(CVP/PDC)
1977Herbert Dirren
(CVP/PDC)
1979Pascal Couchepin
(FDP/PRD)
Vital Darbellay
(CVP/PDC)
Françoise Vannay
(SP/PS)
1983Paul Schmidhalter
(CVP/PDC)
1987Hubert Bonvin
(FDP/PRD)
Peter Bodenmann
(SP/PS)
Franz-Joseph Hildbrand
(CVP/PDC)
Monique Paccolat
(CVP/PDC)
1989Rosemarie Antille
(FDP/PRD)
1991Bernard Comby
(FDP/PRD)
Simon Epiney
(CVP/PDC)
1995Jean-Jérôme Filliez
(CVP/PDC)
Otto G. Loretan
(CVP/PDC)
Odilo Schmid
(CVP/PDC)
1997Thomas Burgener
(SP/PS)
1998Charles-Albert Antille
(FDP/PRD)
Gilbert Debons
(CVP/PDC)
1999Ruth Kalbermatten
(CVP/PDC)
1999Maurice Chevrier
(CVP/PDC)
Stéphane Rossini
(SP/PS)
Peter Jossen-Zinsstag
(SP/PS)
Fernand Mariétan
(CVP/PDC)
Jean-Michel Cina
(CVP/PDC)
2003Jean-René Germanier
(FDP/PRD /
FDP.The Liberals)
Jean-Noël Rey
(SP/PS)
Christophe Darbellay
(CVP/PDC)
Oskar Freysinger
(SVP/UDC)
2005Viola Amherd
(CVP/PDC)
2007Roberto Schmidt
(CVP/PDC)
2010Paul-André Roux
(CVP/PDC)
2011Yannick Buttet
(CVP/PDC)
Mathias Reynard
(SP/PS)
2015Philippe Nantermod
(FDP/PLR)
Franz Ruppen
(SVP/UDC)
Géraldine Marchand-Balet
(CVP/PDC)
Jean-Luc Addor
(SVP/UDC)
Roberto Schmidt
(CVP/PDC)
2017Thomas Egger
(CSPO)
2018Benjamin Roduit
(CVP/PDC /
The Centre)
2019Sidney Kamerzin
(CVP/PDC /
The Centre)
Philipp Matthias Bregy
(CVP/PDC /
The Centre)
Christophe Clivaz
(GP/PV)
2023Michael Graber
(SVP/UDC)
Emmanuel Amoos
(SP/PS)

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