List of members of the Council of States (2003–2007) explained

This is a list of members of the Swiss Council of States during the 47th legislature (2003–2007). Most members were elected in the 2003 Swiss federal election.

Presidents

Name	Party		URL
Hans Altherr^[1]


			https://web.archive.org/web/20050324000504/http://berset.ch/
Peter Bieri^[2]
Ivo Bischofberger^[3]
Pierre Bonhôte^[4]			http://www.pierre-bonhote.ch

			https://web.archive.org/web/20000903183237/http://www.peterbriner.ch/

			https://web.archive.org/web/20050308091034/http://www.bhpz.ch/
Rolf Büttiker^[5]

			https://web.archive.org/web/20050324002439/http://simonepiney.ch/

			http://www.fetz.ch
			https://web.archive.org/web/20101024042613/http://www.erika-forster.ch/
Bruno Frick^[6]			http://www.brunofrick.ch
			http://www.hfuenschilling.ch

			http://www.hannesgermann.ch








			http://www.aschi.com
			https://web.archive.org/web/20050406164445/http://www.helen-leumann.ch/
			https://web.archive.org/web/20050405031346/http://www.filippo-lombardi.ch/

			https://web.archive.org/web/20050405022916/http://www.dickmarty.ch/
Hans-Rudolf Merz^[7]

			http://www.pfisterer.ch
			https://web.archive.org/web/20050308143548/http://www.yetnet.ch/reimann/

Fritz Schiesser^[8]
Carlo Schmid^[9]			https://web.archive.org/web/20051102054153/http://www.carloschmid.ch/

			https://web.archive.org/web/20050404045503/http://www.rolf-schweiger.ch/
			http://www.agfm.ch
			https://web.archive.org/web/20100926142516/http://www.sommaruga.ch/


Jean Studer^[10]

Elected to replace Hans-Rudolf Merz
President 2006/2007
Elected at the regular elections on April 29, 2007 to succeed to Carlo Schmid-Sutter
Elected on 20 November 2005 to replace Jean Studer
President 2005/2006
President 2004/2005
Elected to the Federal Council on December 10, 2003
President 2003/2004
Regular term ended April 29, 2007; succeeded by Ivo Bischofberger
Resigned following election to the Conseil d'Etat of the Canton of Neuchâtel