Members

The Council of the Swiss Abroad (CSA) comprises 140 members – 120 members abroad and 20 in Switzerland.

The members abroad represent the Swiss Abroad in their respective country. The umbrella organisation or Swiss clubs in this country determine the voting procedure. The Organisation of the Swiss Abroad is working to ensure that all Swiss Abroad are able to cast their vote for candidates of their choice (active voting right) or to offer themselves as candidates and for election (passive voting right).

The domestic members are individuals from the political, economic and cultural fields with a special interest in the “Fifth Switzerland”. They are recommended by the Executive Board and elected by the CSA.

Two CSA seats are reserved for young Swiss Abroad. They are currently occupied by members of the Youth Parliament of the Swiss Abroad (YPSA).

Delegates may be supported by deputies. Deputies take the place of delegates and participate in meetings if delegates are unable to attend.

Members in office for the term 2021-2025

The following is a list of the CSA members for the 2021-2025 term. Use the filter to see members of a certain country.

País
- Todo

Martin Abächerli

Delegate

Tensbüttel-Röst

Annette Aerni Mendieta

Delegate

Santa Cruz

Hans Ambühl

Member from Switzerland, president of educationsuisse

Sursee

Thomas Arn

Delegate

West Vancouver

Miguel Angel Arregui

Delegate

Córdoba

Dominique Baccaunaud Vuillemin

Delegate, Vice-President of the Executive Board

Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois

Ernst Erich Balmer

Delegate

Nàquera

François Baur

Member from Switzerland, economiesuisse

Basel

Robert Beitlmeier

Delegate

Traun

Antoine Belaieff

Delegate

Toronto

Alexia Berni

Delegate

Rosario

Jean-Paul Beti

Delegate

Paris

Rolf Blaser

Delegate

Colombo

Luisa Bodevin

Delegate

Talcahuano

Hans-Georg Bosch

Delegate

Pretoria

Hans Broder

Delegate

Colonia del Valle

Christof Broger

Delegate

Prague

Roland Rino Büchel

Member from Switzerland, National councillor

Oberriet

Peter Canziani

Delegate

Turangi

Sheba Corti

Delegate

Jerusalem

Jacques de Buttet

Delegate

Fuveau

Alexandra De Mello

Delegate

Singapore

Gian Franco Definti

Delegate, member of the Executive Board

Milan

Reto Derungs

Delegate

Higuey

Ivo Dürr

Delegate

Vienna

Giuanna Egger-Maissen

Delegate

Sambeek

Jacques-Simon Eggly

Honorary president (former president of the organisation of the Swiss Abroad), former National councillor

Geneva

Felix Egli

Delegate

Deerfield

Peter Ehrler

Delegate

New Plymouth

Valéry Engelhard

Delegate

Toulon

Roland Erne

Delegate

Dublin

Jorge Fassbind

Deputy

Buenos Aires

Andreas Feller-Ryf

Delegate

London

Alberto Fossati

Deputy

Milan

Noel Frei

Delegate

Addis Abeba

Stephan Frei

Delegate

Nauen

Helen Freiermuth

Delegate, member of the Executive Board

Ilica-Cesme, Izmir

Sofia Garcia-Reyes Meyer

Youth seats

Bogotá

Thomas Gerber

Deputy

Bangkok

Giampiero Gianella

Member from Switzerland, president of Pro Ticino

San Nazzaro

Luis Gostin

Youth seats

Santiago

Luis Grosclaude Manera

Deputy

Madrid

Loredana Guetg-Wyatt

Delegate

Poole

Remo Gysin

Honorary president (former president of the organisation of the Swiss Abroad), former National councillor

Basel

Arnaud Haefelin

Delegate

Paris

Christoph Haelg

Delegate

Luxembourg

Hanspeter Häfeli

Delegate

Vinhedo

Anja Heise-Kintzen

Delegate

Paderborn

Michael Gustav Helfenberger

Delegate

São Paulo

Monique Heymann

Delegate

Tel Aviv-Jaffo

Regula Hilfiker

Delegate

Turin

Simone Höch

Delegate

Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai

Peggy Pui-Zee Huen

Delegate

Hong Kong

Ines Islamshah-Wiget

Deputy

Nairobi

Roland Isler

Delegate

Melbourne

Christina Kallmeyer

Delegate

Offenbach

Shazaad Kasmani

Delegate

Mombasa

Irene Keller-Bachmann

Delegate

San José

Martin Kleiner

Deputy

Bogotá

Erna Kleiner

Delegate

Vanløse

Beat Knoblauch

Delegate

Sydney

Constantin Kokkinos

Delegate

Athene

Marija Komin

Delegate

Stubicke Toplice

Thomas Kottmann

Delegate

Loulé

Olivier Künzler

Delegate

Vaduz

Pierino Lardi

Delegate

Caracas

Sonja Lengning

Delegate, member of the Executive Board

Stuttgart

Robert Lensch

Delegate

Saratoga

Stéphanie Leu

Delegate

Paris

Adrien Lhabitant

Delegate

Hyeres

Filippo Lombardi

Member from Switzerland, president of the Executive Board, former councillor of States

Lugano

Philippe Magnenat

Delegate

Blainville

John McGough

Delegate

Budapest

Adrian Meister

Delegate

Chiang Mai

Lucas Metzger

Member from Switzerland, board treasurer

Binningen

Françoise Millet-Leroux

Delegate

Annemasse

Jean-Pierre Mittaz

Delegate

Needham

David W. Mörker

Delegate, member of the Executive Board

Minneapolis

Franz Muheim

Delegate, member of the Executive Board

Edinburgh

Claude Muller

Delegate

Saint Ismier

Hermes Murrat

Delegate

Beirut

Heidi Mustvedt-Plüss

Delegate

Skien

Carolina Nägeli

Deputy

Berlin

Tom P. Neidecker

Deputy

Oro Valley

Pascal Nguyen

Deputy

Ho Chi Minh City

Robert Oberholzer

Deputy

Lustenau

Samuel Oettli

Delegate

Whitehorse

Tobias Orth

Delegate

Mannheim

Sevket Ozdes

Delegate

Taguig

Daniel Plumet

Deputy

Meylan

Carolina Poma Druetta

Deputy

Córdoba

Nicole Prutsch

Delegate

Graz

Denis Antoine Quinodoz

Delegate

Córdoba

Daniel Rahm

Delegate

Wilton Manors

Daniel Rehmann

Delegate

Saint Petersburg

Robert Reich

Member from Switzerland, Foundation for Young Swiss Abroad (FYSA)

Wabern

Jean-Jacques Richard

Delegate

Lyon

Gérald Richli

Delegate

Madrid

Johann Roduit

Delegate

Abbotsford

Felix Rohrbach

Deputy

Helsinki

Pierre-Yves Roten

Delegate

Black River

Florence Roth

Delegate

Liege

Paul Röthlisberger

Delegate

Höchenschwand

Federico Rubli Kaiser

Delegate

Mexico City

Monika Rüegger

Member from Switzerland, National councillor

Engelberg

Claudius Rüegsegger

Delegate

Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City

Marion Scheel

Delegate

São Paulo

Rafael Scheeren

Deputy

Ruiz de Montoya

Karl Hans Schmid

Delegate

Bogotá

Daniel Schmid

Deputy

Milan

Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter

Member from Switzerland, National councillor

Biel-Benken

Josef Schnyder

Delegate

Bangkok

Suzanne M. Schürmann

Delegate

Mississauga

Laurent Schwed

Delegate

Kfar Saba

Jeannette Seifert-Wittmer

Delegate

New York

Angelina Senn

Delegate

San Pedro de la Paz

Maria Silletta

Delegate

St Louis

Nicolò Solimano

Delegate

Duino-Aurisina

Carlo Sommaruga

Member from Switzerland, National councillor

Geneva

Susanne Spittler

Delegate

La Molina, Lima

Ralph Steigrad

Delegate

Netanya

Ernst Steinmann

Member from Switzerland

Winterthur

Jean-Pierre Stern

Member from Switzerland, President of the Foundation for the Swiss Abroad

Regensdorf

Urs Stirnimann

Delegate

Dubai

René Strehler

Delegate

Bruxelles

Lakshmi Sundaram

Delegate

London

Matthias Y. Sutter

Delegate

Tokyo

Michael Swoboda

Deputy

Bochum

Martin Tapio

Delegate

Helsinki

Markus Thomas

Delegate

Playa del Inglés

Raoul Thoos

Delegate

Haarlem

Fabio Trebbi

Delegate

Rome

Carmen Trochsler

Delegate, member of the Executive Board

Adelaide

Helmut Uwer

Delegate

Blankenfelde

Renato Vitetta

Delegate

Reggio Calabria

Denis Vollenweider

Deputy

Chiang Mai

Nicolas Walder

Member from Switzerland, National councillor

Carouge

Katja Wallimann Gates

Delegate

Brisbane

Beatrice Weber

Member from Switzerland, Red Cross Switzerland

Bern

Laurent Wehrli

Member from Switzerland, Vice-President of the Executive Board, National Counchillor

Glion

Bruno Wiget

Delegate

Barcelona

Markus Wiget

Delegate

Milan

Rudolf Wyder

Honorary member (former Organisation of the Swiss Abroad director)

Bern

Patrick René Louis Wyss

Deputy

Mexiko City

Margrit Young-Zellweger

Delegate

Houston

Franco Zimmerli

Delegate

Los Angeles

Peter Zschaler

Member from Switzerland, SWI swissinfo.ch

Bern