Social Democratic Party of Switzerland

The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (in German: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz (SPS), French Parti socialiste suisse (PSS), Italian Partito Socialista Svizzero, Romansh Partida Socialdemocrata de la Svizra) (founded on October 21, 1888) is one of the four leading political parties in Switzerland. It is the left-most party with representatives in the Swiss Federal Council. The current members in the council are: Micheline Calmy-Rey and Moritz Leuenberger.

Presidents

• Christiane Brunner (2000 to date)
• Ursula Koch (1997 - 2000)
• Peter Bodenmann (1990 - 1997)
• Helmut Hubacher (1975 - 1990)
• Arthur Schmid (1970 - 1974)
• Fritz Grütter (1962 - 1970)
• Walter Bringolf (1953 - 1962)
• Hans Oprecht (1937 - 1953)
• Alexander Reichel (1888 - 1889)

External links

• www.sp-ps.ch: The Web site, only available in French and German.

See also: List of political parties in Switzerland