List of members of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Valais

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This is a list of members of both houses of the Swiss Federal Assembly from the Canton of Valais.

Members of the Council of States

Councillor (Party)		Election		Councillor (Party)
Jos.-Henry Ducrey Free Democratic Party 1848–1850		Appointed		Jos.-Hyacinthe Grillet Free Democratic Party 1848–1850
Charles-Louis de Rivaz Free Democratic Party 1850–1852	Joseph Rion Free Democratic Party 1850–1853
Alphonse Morand Free Democratic Party 1852–1854	Joseph Rion Free Democratic Party 1850–1853
Alphonse Morand Free Democratic Party 1852–1854			Elias de Courten Conservative 1853–1855
Maurice-Eugène Filliez Free Democratic Party 1854–1855			Elias de Courten Conservative 1853–1855
Maurice Claivaz Free Democratic Party 1855–1856			Joseph Rion Free Democratic Party 1855–1856
Joseph Anton Clemenz Conservative 1856–1857			Hippolyte Pignat Free Democratic Party 1856–1857
Leo Luzian von Roten Conservative 1857–1859			Antoine-Joseph Amacker 0 1857–1859
Ignaz Zenruffinen Conservative 1859–1861	Joseph Zermatten Conservative 1859–1861
Maurice Chappelet Liberal Party 1861–1863			Joseph Anton Clemenz Conservative 1861–1863
Maurice Evéquoz Conservative 1863–1865			Hans Anton von Roten Conservative 1863–1865
Joseph Chappex Conservative 1865–1868	Joseph Anton Clemenz Conservative 1865–1868
Camille de Werra Conservative 1868–1868	Peter Ludwig In Albon Conservative 1868–1871
Fidèle-Eman. Joris Conservative 1868–1869
Cyprien Barlatey Conservative 1869–1871
Felix-Ignaz Clausen Conservative 1871–1873			Joseph Rion Free Democratic Party 1871–1873
Ferdinand de Montheys Conservative 1873–1875			Jean-Baptist Graven Conservative 1873–1876
Maurice Evéquoz Conservative 1875–1878			Jean-Baptist Graven Conservative 1873–1876
Maurice Evéquoz Conservative 1875–1878	Ignaz Zenruffinen Conservative 1876–1880
Felix-Ignaz Clausen Conservative 1878–1885	Ignaz Zenruffinen Conservative 1876–1880
Felix-Ignaz Clausen Conservative 1878–1885	Joseph Chappex Conservative 1880–1888
Gustav Loretan Conservative 1885–1895	Joseph Chappex Conservative 1880–1888
Gustav Loretan Conservative 1885–1895	Henri-Ch.-Jos. Torrenté Conservative 1888–1896
Louis de Kalbermatten Conservative 1895–1898	Henri-Ch.-Jos. Torrenté Conservative 1888–1896
Louis de Kalbermatten Conservative 1895–1898	Georges de Stockalper Conservative 1896–1898
Achille Chappaz Conservative 1898–1902	Charles de Preux Conservative 1898–1901
Achille Chappaz Conservative 1898–1902	Jean-Marie de Chastonay Conservative 1901–1906
Henri-Ch.-Jos. Torrenté Conservative 1902–1903
Laurent Rey Conservative 1903–1906
Joseph Ribordy Conservative 1906–1923	Heinrich von Roten Conservative 1906–1916
	Julius Zenruffinen Conservative 1917–1920
	Raimund Loretan Conservative 1920–1928
Pierre Barman Conservative 1923–1943	Raimund Loretan Conservative 1920–1928
Pierre Barman Conservative 1923–1943	Raymond Evéquoz Conservative 1928–1943
Victor Petrig Conservative 1943–1947	Maurice Troillet Conservative 1943–1955
Alfred Clausen Conservative 1947–1955	Maurice Troillet Conservative 1943–1955
Marius Lampert Conservative 1955–1975
	Joseph Moulin Conservative 1956–1959
	1959	Leo Guntern Christian Social Conservative Party 1959–1967
	1963
	1967	Hermann Bodenmann Christian Social Conservative Party 1967–1975
	1971
Guy Genoud Christian Democratic People's Party 1975–1987		1975		Odilo Guntern Christian Democratic People's Party 1975–1983
	1979
	1983	Daniel Lauber Christian Democratic People's Party 1983–1991
Edouard Delalay Christian Democratic People's Party 1987–1999	1987
	1991	Peter Bloetzer Christian Democratic People's Party 1991–1999
	1995
Simon Epiney Christian Democratic People's Party 1999–2007	1999	Rolf Escher Christian Democratic People's Party 1999–2007
	2003
Jean-René Fournier Christian Democratic People's Party 2007–2019	2007		René Imoberdorf Christian Social People's Party of Upper Valais 2007–2015
	2011
	2015		Beat Rieder Christian Democratic People's Party 2015–2023 The Centre 2023–present
Marianne Maret Christian Democratic People's Party 2019–2023 The Centre 2023–present	2019
		2023

Members of the National Council

Election	Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)		Councillor (Party)	Councillor (Party)
1848		Maurice Barman (FDP/PRD)		Joseph Anton Clemenz (Conservative)		Antoine de Riedmatten (Conservative)		Adrien-Félix Pottier (FDP/PRD)	4 seats 1848–1863
1851	Alexis Allet (Conservative)
1854
1856			Maurice-Eugène Filliez (FDP/PRD)
1857			Adrien de Courten (Conservative)	L.-Jos.-Antoine Luder (Conservative)	Maurice Claivaz (FDP/PRD)
1858				L.-Jos.-Antoine Luder (Conservative)	Camille de Werra (Conservative)
1860				Louis-G. Barman (FDP/PRD)		Joseph Torrent (FDP/PRD)
1863		Maurice-Antoine Cretton (FDP/PRD)				Charles de Rivaz (Conservative)	5 seats 1863–1902
1866			Maurice Evéquoz (Conservative)		Hans Anton von Roten (Conservative)
1869
1872		Alexandre Dénériaz (FDP/PRD)
1872	Louis Gross (Conservative)					Ignaz Zenruffinen (Conservative)
1875	Victor de Chastonay (Conservative)	Ferdinand de Montheys (Conservative)				Alexandre Dénériaz (FDP/PRD)
1878		Ferdinand de Montheys (Conservative)		Charles de Werra (Conservative)								Fidèle-Eman. Joris (Conservative)
1881		Maurice Evéquoz (Conservative)
1884		Maurice Evéquoz (Conservative)
1887			Maurice Chappelet (Liberal)	Joseph-A. Favre (Conservative)								Emile Gaillard (FDP/PRD)
1890			Charles de Werra (Conservative)	Joseph Kuntschen (Conservative)
1892	Alfred Perrig (Conservative)
1893
1895		Henri Bioley (Conservative)	Gustav Loretan (Conservative)
1896					Camille Défayes (FDP/PRD)
1899
1902							Raymond Evéquoz (Conservative)	6 seats 1902–1943
1904	Heinrich von Roten (Conservative)
1905	Maurice F. Pellissier (Conservative)	Alexander Seiler (Conservative)
1908	Maurice F. Pellissier (Conservative)		Eugène de Lavallaz (FDP/PRD)		Charles de Preux (Conservative)
1911	Jules G.-A. Tissières (Conservative)
1914
1917					Victor Petrig (Conservative)
1918	Maurice F. Pellissier (Conservative)
1919			Camille Défayes (FDP/PRD)
1920		Hermann Seiler (Conservative)	Jules-Jean Couchepin (FDP/PRD)
1921	Cyrille Pitteloud (Conservative)			Maurice Troillet (Conservative)
1922				Maurice Troillet (Conservative)
1925		Josef Escher (Conservative)				Henri Spahr (FDP/PRD)
1928	André Germanier (Conservative)		Camille Crittin (FDP/PRD)			Joseph Kuntschen (Conservative)	Maurice Troillet (Conservative)
1931
1932		Rudolf Metry (Conservative)
1935		Rudolf Metry (Conservative)				Karl Dellberg (SP/PS)
1936		Josef Escher (Conservative)
1937	Joseph Kuntschen (Conservative)
1939
1943				Henri Carron (Conservative)	Antoine Favre (Conservative)			Oskar Schnyder (Conservative)	7 seats 1943–2015
1947	Paul de Courten (Conservative)					Francis Germanier (FDP/PRD)	Joseph Moulin (Conservative)	Oskar Schnyder (Conservative)
1948				Peter von Roten (Conservative)
1950		Meinrad Michlig (Conservative)
1951		Moritz Kämpfen (Conservative)						Karl Dellberg (SP/PS)
1952				René Jacquod (Conservative)	Leo Stoffel (Conservative)
1955	Roger Bonvin (Conservative)		Francis Germanier (FDP/PRD)
1956						Paul de Courten (Conservative)
1959
1962	Félix Carruzzo (CCS)
1963						Adolphe Traveletti (CCS)
1966						Paul de Courten (CCS)
1967		Armand Bochatay (CCS)	Aloys Copt (FDP/PRD)	Innozenz Lehner (CCS)	Rodolphe Tissières (CCS)	Hans Wyer (CCS)
1971			Aloys Copt (FDP/PRD)	Innozenz Lehner (CCS)	Rodolphe Tissières (CCS)		Gabrielle Nanchen (SP/PS)
1975			Bernard Dupont (FDP/PRD)		Paul Biderbost (CVP/PDC)						Pierre de Chastonay (CVP/PDC)
1977						Herbert Dirren (CVP/PDC)
1979		Pascal Couchepin (FDP/PRD)					Vital Darbellay (CVP/PDC)	Françoise Vannay (SP/PS)
1983	Paul Schmidhalter (CVP/PDC)							Françoise Vannay (SP/PS)
1987			Hubert Bonvin (FDP/PRD)	Peter Bodenmann (SP/PS)	Franz-Joseph Hildbrand (CVP/PDC)	Monique Paccolat (CVP/PDC)
1989			Rosemarie Antille (FDP/PRD)			Monique Paccolat (CVP/PDC)
1991			Bernard Comby (FDP/PRD)			Simon Epiney (CVP/PDC)
1995	Jean-Jérôme Filliez (CVP/PDC)				Otto G. Loretan (CVP/PDC)		Odilo Schmid (CVP/PDC)
1997	Jean-Jérôme Filliez (CVP/PDC)			Thomas Burgener (SP/PS)
1998	Charles-Albert Antille (FDP/PRD)	Gilbert Debons (CVP/PDC)
1999		Gilbert Debons (CVP/PDC)			Ruth Kalbermatten (CVP/PDC)
1999		Maurice Chevrier (CVP/PDC)		Stéphane Rossini (SP/PS)	Peter Jossen-Zinsstag (SP/PS)	Fernand Mariétan (CVP/PDC)		Jean-Michel Cina (CVP/PDC)
2003	Jean-René Germanier (FDP/PRD / FDP.The Liberals)		Jean-Noël Rey (SP/PS)		Christophe Darbellay (CVP/PDC)		Oskar Freysinger (SVP/UDC)	Jean-Michel Cina (CVP/PDC)
2005			Jean-Noël Rey (SP/PS)			Viola Amherd (CVP/PDC)
2007								Roberto Schmidt (CVP/PDC)
2010			Paul-André Roux (CVP/PDC)					Roberto Schmidt (CVP/PDC)
2011		Yannick Buttet (CVP/PDC)						Mathias Reynard (SP/PS)
2015	Philippe Nantermod (FDP/PLR)			Franz Ruppen (SVP/UDC)	Géraldine Marchand-Balet (CVP/PDC)		Jean-Luc Addor (SVP/UDC)			Roberto Schmidt (CVP/PDC)
2017									Thomas Egger (CSPO)
2018		Benjamin Roduit (CVP/PDC / The Centre)							Thomas Egger (CSPO)
2019			Sidney Kamerzin (CVP/PDC / The Centre)		Philipp Matthias Bregy (CVP/PDC / The Centre)				Christophe Clivaz (GP/PV)
2023			Sidney Kamerzin (CVP/PDC / The Centre)		Philipp Matthias Bregy (CVP/PDC / The Centre)	Michael Graber (SVP/UDC)		Emmanuel Amoos (SP/PS)	Christophe Clivaz (GP/PV)

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References

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