Council of State of Vaud
The Council of State of the Canton of Vaud (French: Conseil d'État du Canton de Vaud) is the executive organ of the Canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. Vaud has a seven-member Conseil d'État. The responsibilities of the Council of State is to run the administration, submit laws and decrees to the Grand Council, observe a budget and adopt regulations or directives.[1] Essentially, the Cantons define their own structure within federal regulations. Switzerland consists of twenty-six cantons in which each can influence the federal government.[2] Vaud is a part of these cantons, and it is the central area connected to high trafficked communication routes in Switzerland. Guy Parmelin, a former Swiss president, is from the Canton of Vaud, and was first elected into their government in 2015.[3]
Members
| Name | Party | Office | Elected | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesla Amarelle | Social Democratic Party | Education, Youth, and Culture | 2017 | ||
| Pascal Broulis | PLR | Finance and External Relations | 2002 | ||
| Christelle Luisier Brodard | PLR | Interior | 2020 | ||
| Rebecca Ruiz | Social Democratic Party | Health and Social Action | 2019 | ||
| Philippe Leuba | PLR | Economy | 2007 | ||
| Béatrice Métraux | Green Party | Security and the Environment | 2012 | ||
| Nuria Gorrite | Social Democratic Party | Infrastructure | 2012 | ||
Notes and references
- Vaud, The Canton of Vaud (2022). "The Canton of Vaud" (PDF). vd.ch.
- Weerts, Sophie (2016). "Swiss Cantonal Constitutions as Sources of Law for the Protection of Fundamental Rights". Revue interdisciplinaire d'études juridiques. 77 (2): 77, 179–205. doi:10.3917/riej.077.0179.
- Mueller and Linda, W. and S. (2021). "Consensus democracy: The swiss system of power-sharing". Swiss Democracy: Possible Solutions to Conflict in Multicultural Societies: 167–207. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-63266-3_5. ISBN 978-3-030-63265-6. PMC 7816082.