Parliament is bicameral and is located in Berne.
The Nationalrat (National Council) has 200 members, who are elected to four-year terms by popular vote from electoral districts based on population. The Ständerat (Council of States) has 46 members. 2 are elected from each canton (one from each half-canton), either by the canton legislature or by popular vote. The terms range from 1 to 4 years.
Presidents
1849-1849 Jonas Furrer
1850-1850 Daniel-Henri Druey
1851-1851 Martin-Joseph Munzinger
1852-1852 Jonas Furrer
1853-1853 Wilhelm-Mathias Naeff
1854-1854 Friedrich Frey-Herosée
1855-1855 Jonas Furrer
1856-1856 Jakob Stämpfli
1857-1857 Constant Fornerod
1858-1858 Jonas Furrer
1859-1859 Jakob Stämpfli
1860-1860 Friedrich Frey-Herosée
1861-1861 Melchior-Martin-Joseph Kausel
1862-1862 Jakob Stämpfli
1863-1863 Constant Fornerod
1864-1864 Jakob Dubs
1865-1865 Karl Schenk
1866-1866 Melchior-Martin-Joseph Kausel
1867-1867 Constant Fornerod
1868-1868 Jakob Dubs
1869-1869 Emil Welti
1870-1870 Jakob Dubs
1871-1871 Karl Schenk
1872-1872 Emil Welti
1873-1873 Paul Cérésole
1874-1874 Karl Schenk
1875-1875 Johann-Jakob Scherer
1876-1876 Emil Welti
1877-1877 Joaquim Heer
1878-1878 Karl Schenk
1879-1879 Bernard Hammer
1880-1880 Emil Welti
1881-1881 Numa Droz
1882-1882 Simeon Bavier
1883-1883 Louis Ruchonnet
1884-1884 Emil Welti
1885-1885 Karl Schenk
1886-1886 Adolf Deucher
1887-1887 Numa Droz
1888-1888 Wilhelm-Friedrich Heertenstein
1889-1889 Bernard Hammer
1890-1890 Louis Ruchonnet
1891-1891 Emil Welti
1892-1892 Walther Hauser
1893-1893 Karl Schenk
1894-1894 Emil Frey
1895-1895 Josef Zemp
1896-1896 Adrien Lachenal
1897-1897 Adolf Deucher
1898-1898 Eugène Ruffy
1899-1899 Eduard Müller
1900-1900 Walter Hauser
1901-1901 Ernst Brenner
1902-1902 Joseph Zemp
1903-1903 Adolf Deucher
1904-1904 Robert Comtesse
1905-1905 Marc-Emile Ruchet
1906-1906 Ludwig Forrer
1907-1907 Eduard Müller
1908-1908 Ernst Brenner
1909-1909 Adolf Deucher
1910-1910 Robert Comtesse
1911-1911 Marc-Emile Ruchet
1912-1912 Ludwig Forrer
1913-1913 Eduard Müller
1914-1914 Arthur Hoffmann
1915-1915 Giuseppe Motta
1916-1916 Camille Decoppet
1917-1917 Edmund Schulthess
1918-1918 Felix-Louis Calonder
1919-1919 Gustave Ador
1920-1920 Giuseppe Motta
1921-1921 Edmund Schulthess
1922-1922 Robert Haab
1923-1923 Karl Sheurer
1924-1924 Ernesto Chuard
1925-1925 Jean Mousy
1926-1926 Henri Haberlin
1927-1927 Giuseppe Motta
1928-1928 Edmund Schulthess
1929-1929 Robert Haab
1930-1930 Jean-Marie Musy
1931-1931 Heinrich Häberlin
1932-1932 Giuseppe Motta
1933-1933 Edmund Schulthess
1934-1934 Marcel Pilet-Golaz
1935-1935 Rodolfo Minger
1936-1936 Dr. Alberto Meyer
1938-1938 Giuseppe Motta
1939-1939 Dr. Philippe Etter
1940-1940 Dr. Enrico Calio
1947-1947 Dr. Philippe Etter
1948-1948 Dr. Enrico Calio
1949-1949 Ernest Nobs
1950-1950 Max Petitpierre
1951-1951 Eduard von Steiger
1952-1952 Karl Kobelt
1953-1953 Philipp Etter
1954-1954 Rodolphe Rubattel
1955-1955 Max Petitpierre
1956-1956 Markus Feldmann
1957-1957 Hans Streuli
1958-1958 Thomas Holenstein
1959-1959 Paul Chaudet
1960-1960 Max Petitpierre
1961-1961 Friedrich Traugott Wahlen
1962-1962 Paul Chaudet
1963-1963 Willy Spühler
1964-1964 Ludwig von Moos
1965-1965 Hans-Peter Tschudi
1966-1966 Hans Schaffner
1967-1967 Roger Bonvin
1968-1968 Willy Spühler
1969-1969 Ludwig von Moos
1970-1970 Hans-Peter Tschudi
1971-1971 Rudolf Gnägi
1972-1972 Nello Celio
1973-1973 Roger Bonvin
1974-1974 Ernst Brugger
1975-1975 Paul Graber
1976-1976 Rudolf Gnägi
1977-1977 Kurt Furgler
1978-1978 Willy Ritschard
1979-1979 Hans Hürlimann
1980-1980 Georges-André Chevallaz
1981-1981 Kurt Furgler
1982-1982 Fritz Honegger
1983-1983 Pierre Aubert
1984-1984 Leon Schlumpf
1985-1985 Kurt Furgler
1986-1986 Alfons Egli
1987-1987 Pierre Aubert
1988-1988 Otto Stich
1989-1989 Jean-Pascal Delamuraz
1990-1990 Arnold Koller
1991-1991 Flavio Cotti
1992-1992 René Felber
1993-1993 Adolf Ogi
1994-1994 Otto Stich
1995-1995 Kaspar Villiger
1996-1996 Jean-Pascal Delamuraz
1997-1997 Arnold Koller
1998-1998 Flavio Cotti
1999-1999 Ruth Dreifuss
2000-2000 Adolf Ogi
2001-2001 Moritz Leuenberger
2002-2002 Kaspar Villiger
2003-2003 Pascal Couchepin
2004-2004 Joseph Deiss
2005-2005 Samuel Schmid
2006-2006 Moritz Leuenberger
2007-2007 Micheline Calmy-Rey
2008-2008 Pascal Couchepin
2009-2009 Heinz-Rudolf Merz
2010-2010 Doris Leuthard
2011-2011 Micheline Calmy-Rey
2012-2012 Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf
