Grand Council of Vaud

The Grand Council of Vaud (French: Grand Conseil de Vaud) is the legislature of the canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. Vaud has a unicameral legislature. The Great Council has 150 seats, with members elected every five years.

Grand Council of Vaud Grand Conseil du Canton de Vaud
Type
Term limits	5 years
History
Preceded by	2017
Leadership
President	Jean-François Thuillard, People's Party (UDC) since 2024
First Vice-President	Stéphane Montangero, Social Democratic Party (PS) since 2024
Second Vice-President	Patrick Simonin, FDP.The Liberals (PLR) since 2022
Structure
Seats	150
Political groups	Liberal-Radicals (PLR) (50)   Social Democratic Party (PS) (32)   Greens (PES) (24)   People’s Party (UDC) (23)   Green Liberals (PVL) (14)   Together Left (EÀG) (7)

The new assembly room of the Grand Council of Vaud, inaugurated in 2017.

In May 1981, Marguerite Narbel became the first woman to serve as president of the Grand Council of Vaud, holding the position until the following year. Narbel left the Grand Council in 1986.^[1]

Composition

The largest groups are the Free Democratic Party (49 seats), followed by the Socialist group (35 seats), the People's Party (25 seats), the Green group (22 seats), the Green Liberals group (9 seats).

Composition of the Grand Council

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See also

• Council of State of Vaud
• List of cantonal legislatures of Switzerland

References

1. Marion, Gilbert (7 July 2011). "Narbel, Marguerite". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in German). Translated by Alice Holenstein-Beereuter. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

External links

• (in French) Official website