Gemeinderat (Bern)

The Bernese council is the executive body of the city of Bern.

It consists of five full-time members who are elected by proportional representation by the voting population of the city of Bern for four years and each conduct a directorate of municipal administration. Chairman of the council is the mayor, who is elected by the inhabitants in Majorz. The council meets once a week for the meeting in Erlacherhof. The city clerk is elected by the council.

  • 2.1 1920-1923
  • 2.2 1924-1927
  • 2.3 1928-1931
  • 2.4 1932-1935
  • 2.5 1936-1939
  • 2.6 1940-1943
  • 2.7 1944-1947
  • 2.8 1948-1951
  • 2.9 1952-1955
  • 2:10 1956-1959
  • 2:11 1960-1963
  • 2:12 1964-1967
  • 2:13 1968-1971
  • 2:14 1972-1976
  • 2:15 1977-1980
  • 2:16 1981-1984
  • 2:17 1985-1988
  • 2:18 1989-1992
  • 2:19 1993-1996
  • 2:20 1997-2000
  • 2:21 2001-2004
  • 2:22 2005-2008
  • 2:23 2009-2012
  • 2:24 2012-2016

Party Political composition of municipal elections

1920-2004 (7 members)

From 2004 (5 members)

Of office

1920-1923

  • Gustav Müller ( SP; construction), after death, in 1922 replaced by Hans Blaser (Construction)
  • Hermann Lindt (BGB; civil engineering, city president)
  • Oskar Schneeberger ( SP; police)
  • Robert Grimm ( SP; industrial enterprises)
  • Paul Guggisberg ( FDP; Finance )
  • Fritz Raaflaub ( FDP; school)
  • Otto Steiger (BGB; social welfare )

1924-1927

  • Hermann Lindt (BGB; civil engineering, city president)
  • Oskar Schneeberger ( SP; police)
  • Robert Grimm ( SP; industrial enterprises)
  • Paul Guggisberg ( FDP; Finance ) by resignation in 1927 replaced by Ernst Baertschi ( FDP; school)
  • Fritz Raaflaub ( FDP; School, from 1927 finance)
  • Otto Steiger (BGB; social welfare )

1928-1931

  • Hermann Lindt (BGB; civil engineering, city president)
  • Oskar Schneeberger ( SP; police)
  • Robert Grimm ( SP; industrial enterprises)
  • Fritz Raaflaub ( FDP; Finance )
  • Otto Steiger (BGB; social welfare )
  • Ernst Baertschi ( FDP; school)

1932-1935

  • Hermann Lindt (BGB; civil engineering, city president)
  • Oskar Schneeberger ( SP; police), after withdrawal replaced in 1933 by Eduard Freimüller ( SP; police and ambulance )
  • Robert Grimm ( SP; industrial enterprises)
  • Fritz Raaflaub ( FDP; Finance )
  • Otto Steiger (BGB; social welfare )
  • Ernst Baertschi ( FDP; school)

1936-1939

  • Hermann Lindt (BGB, civil engineering, city president), after withdrawal in 1937 replaced by Hans Hubacher (BGB )
  • Robert Grimm ( SP; industrial enterprises), by canceling replaced in 1938 by Fritz Schmidlin ( SP; industrial enterprises)
  • Fritz Raaflaub ( FDP; Finance )
  • Otto Steiger (BGB; social welfare )
  • Ernst Baertschi ( FDP; School, 1937 Mayor )
  • Eduard Freimüller ( SP; police and ambulance )
  • Ernst Reinhard ( SP; buildings)

1940-1943

  • Fritz Raaflaub ( FDP; Finance )
  • Otto Steiger (BGB; social welfare )
  • Ernst Baertschi ( FDP; school, Mayor )
  • Eduard Freimüller ( SP; police and ambulance )
  • Ernst Reinhard ( SP; buildings)
  • Fritz Schmidlin ( SP; industrial enterprises)
  • Hans Hubacher (BGB )

1944-1947

  • Fritz Raaflaub ( FDP; Finance )
  • Otto Steiger (BGB; social welfare )
  • Ernst Baertschi ( FDP; school, Mayor )
  • Eduard Freimüller ( SP; police and ambulance )
  • Ernst Reinhard ( SP; buildings), after death, in 1947 replaced by Ernst Anliker (SP, Building Construction )
  • Fritz Schmidlin ( SP; industrial enterprises)
  • Hans Hubacher (BGB )

1948-1951

  • Otto Steiger (BGB; social welfare )
  • Ernst Baertschi ( FDP; school, Mayor )
  • Eduard Freimüller ( SP; police and ambulance )
  • Fritz Schmidlin ( SP; industrial enterprises)
  • Hans Hubacher (BGB )
  • Ernst Anliker ( SP; buildings)
  • Robert Kuhn ( FDP; Finance )

1952-1955

  • Otto Steiger (BGB; social welfare, Mayor )
  • Eduard Freimüller ( SP; police and ambulance )
  • Fritz Schmidlin ( SP; industrial enterprises)
  • Hans Hubacher (BGB )
  • Ernst Anliker ( SP; buildings)
  • Robert Kuhn ( FDP; Finance )
  • Paul Dübi ( FDP; school)

1956-1959

  • Otto Steiger (BGB; social welfare, city president), after death, replaced in 1958 by Klaus Schädelin (JB; welfare and health )
  • Eduard Freimüller ( SP; police and ambulance services, the 1958 Mayor )
  • Fritz Schmidlin ( SP; industrial enterprises)
  • Hans Hubacher (BGB )
  • Ernst Anliker ( SP)
  • Paul Dübi ( FDP; school)
  • Fritz Grütter (SP, finance)

1960-1963

  • Eduard Freimüller ( SP; police and ambulance services, the Mayor )
  • Fritz Schmidlin ( SP; Industrial Utilities ), 1962 replaced by Gerhart Schürch ( FDP; Finance )
  • Paul Dübi ( FDP; school)
  • Fritz Grütter ( SP; Finance, from 1962 industrial enterprises)
  • Klaus Schädelin (JB)
  • Hans Morgenthaler (BGB )
  • Reynold Tschäppät ( SP; construction)

1964-1967

  • Eduard Freimüller ( SP; police and ambulance services, the city president), after death replaced in 1966 by Heinz Bratschi (SP, police)
  • Paul Dübi ( FDP; school)
  • Klaus Schädelin (JB)
  • Hans Morgenthaler (BGB )
  • Reynold Tschäppät (SP, construction, building construction since 1966, Mayor )
  • Fritz Grütter ( SP; industrial enterprises)
  • Gerhart Schürch ( FDP; Finance )

1968-1971

  • Klaus Schädelin (JB; welfare and health )
  • Hans Morgenthaler (BGB; construction), after withdrawal in 1971 replaced by Ruth In Obersteg Geiser (SVP, engineering construction, the first woman in the local council )
  • Gerhart Schürch ( FDP; Finance )
  • Reynold Tschäppät ( SP; Mayor, Planning and Economic Affairs )
  • Heinz Bratschi ( SP; police)
  • Kurt Schweizer ( SP; Housing and Transport )
  • Hans Martin Suter Master ( LdU; school)

1972-1976

  • Klaus Schädelin (JB; welfare and health ), after withdrawal in 1973 replaced by Fritz Augstburger (JB; police)
  • Gerhart Schürch ( FDP; finance), after withdrawal in 1975 replaced by Werner Bircher ( FDP; Finance )
  • Reynold Tschäppät ( SP; Mayor )
  • Heinz Bratschi (SP, Police, from 1973 care and health)
  • Ruth In Obersteg Geiser (SVP, construction )
  • Kurt Schweizer ( SP; Housing and Transport )
  • Arist Rollier (FDP)

1977-1980

Election of December 5, 1976:

  • Reynold Tschäppät ( SP; Mayor, Planning and Economic Affairs ), after death in 1979, replaced by Kurt Kipfer ( SP; school)
  • Heinz Bratschi ( SP; welfare and health )
  • Ruth In Obersteg Geiser (independent; construction)
  • Kurt Schweizer ( SP; Stadtbetriebe )
  • Fritz Augstburger (JB; police)
  • Werner Bircher ( FDP; Finance, 1979 Mayor )
  • Hans Hubacher (SVP, School, from 1979 Planning and Economic Affairs )

1981-1984

Election of 30 November 1980:

  • Heinz Bratschi ( SP; welfare and health )
  • Ruth In Obersteg Geiser (independent; construction)
  • Kurt Schweizer ( SP; Stadtbetriebe )
  • Werner Bircher ( FDP; City President, Finance )
  • Hans Hubacher (SVP, Planning and Economic Affairs )
  • Kurt Kipfer ( SP; school)
  • Marco Albisetti ( FDP; police)

1985-1988

Choice of 2 December 1984:

  • Heinz Bratschi ( SP; welfare and health )
  • Werner Bircher ( FDP; Mayor )
  • Marco Albisetti ( FDP; police)
  • Josef Bossart (CVP; Finance )
  • Gret Haller ( SP; school)
  • Alfred Neukomm ( SP; Stadtbetriebe )
  • Marc- Roland Peter (SVP, Planning and Construction )

1989-1992

Choice of 4 December 1988:

  • Werner Bircher ( FDP; Mayor )
  • Marco Albisetti ( FDP; police)
  • Josef Bossart (CVP; Finance )
  • Alfred Neukomm ( SP; Stadtbetriebe )
  • Marc- Roland Peter (SVP, Planning and Construction )
  • Klaus Baumgartner ( SP; welfare and health )
  • Joy Matter ( JB; school)

1993-1996

Choice of 6 December 1992

  • Josef Bossart (CVP ), after withdrawal replaced in 1993 by Ursula Begert (SVP, welfare and health )
  • Alfred Neukomm ( SP; Stadtbetriebe )
  • Klaus Baumgartner ( SP; Mayor )
  • Joy Matter ( JB; school)
  • Therese Frösch ( GB; Finance )
  • Theres Giger ( FDP; planning and construction)
  • Kurt water traps ( FDP; Public Safety )

1997-2000

Choice of 1 December 1996:

  • Alfred Neukomm ( SP; Stadtbetriebe )
  • Klaus Baumgartner ( SP; Mayor )
  • Therese Frösch ( GB; Finance )
  • Kurt water traps ( FDP; Public Safety )
  • Ursula Begert (SVP, welfare and health )
  • Adrian Guggisberg (CVP; buildings)
  • Claudia Omar ( LdU / GFL; school)

2001-2004

Election of 26 November 2000:

  • Klaus Baumgartner ( SP; Mayor )
  • Therese Frösch ( GB; Finance, from 2003 care and health)
  • Kurt water traps ( FDP; Public Safety, Finance from 2003 )
  • Ursula Begert (SVP, welfare and health, from 2003 Public Safety )
  • Adrian Guggisberg (CVP; buildings)
  • Edith Olibet ( SP; school)
  • Alexander Tschäppät ( SP; planning, transport and civil engineering )

2005-2008

Following a vote on 8 February 2004, the council was reduced to five members.

Elections of 28 November 2004:

  • Edith Olibet ( SP; Education, Welfare and Sport )
  • Alexander Tschäppät ( SP; Mayor )
  • Kurt water traps ( FDP; finance, human resources and computer science ), after death in 2007 replaced by Stephan Hügli (FDP)
  • Barbara Hayoz ( FDP; Finance )
  • Regulators Rytz ( GB, civil engineering, transport and urban green)

2009-2012

Election of 30 November 2008:

  • Edith Olibet ( SP; Director for Education, Welfare and Sport )
  • Alexander Tschäppät ( SP; Mayor )
  • Barbara Hayoz ( FDP; Vice President, Director of Finance, Personnel and computer science ).
  • Regulators Rytz ( GB; Director of Civil Engineering, Transport and Urban Green)
  • Reto Nause (CVP; Director of Safety, Environment and Energy)

2012-2016

Election of 25 November 2012:

  • Alexander Tschäppät ( SP; Mayor )
  • Reto Nause (CVP )
  • Ursula Wyss ( SP)
  • Franziska Teuscher ( GB)
  • Alexandre Schmidt ( FDP)
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Integrated Authority File
365464
de