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Zurich

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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