Zurich ZH
Political representation at cantonal level
Cantonal government:
Cantonal parliament:
Political representation in the national parliament
House of Representatives:
Swiss People’s Party
Max Binder-Gäumann, Toni Bortoluzzi, Hans Fehr, Hans Kaufmann, Robert Keller, Ueli Maurer, Christoph Mörgeli, Hans Rutschmann, Ernst Schibli, Ulrich Schlüer, Jürg Stahl, Bruno Zuppiger
Social Democratic Party
Mario Fehr, Jacqueline Fehr, Chantal Galladé, Christine Goll, Andreas Gross, Barbara Haering, Vreni Hubmann, Barbara Marty Kälin, Vreni Müller-Hemmi, Anita Thanei
Radical Party
Felix Gutzwiller, Rolf Hegetschweiler, Markus Hutter, Filippo Leutenegger, Ruedi Noser
Christian Democratic Party
Kathy Riklin, Markus Wäfler, Rosmarie Zapfl-Helbling
Green Party
Ruth Genner, Daniel Vischer
Green Liberal Party
Martin Bäumle
Protestant Party
Ruedi Aeschbacher
Senate:
Trix Heberlein, Radical Party and Hans Hofmann, Swiss People’s Party
Hans Hollenstein, Markus Kägi, Rita Fuhrer
Ursula Gut, Thomas Heiniger
Markus Notter, Regine Aeppli
Hans Hollenstein
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Capital: Zurich
Area: 1’729 km2
Number of communes (2006): 171
Resident population (2005): 1’292’500
Foreign population (2005): 22.8%
Per capita income (2004): SFr. 67’375
Unemployment rate (2006): 3.3%
Date of entry into the Swiss Confederation: 1351
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