The Council of State of the Canton of Vaud (French: Conseil d'État du Canton de Vaud) is the executive organ of the Canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. Vaud has a seven-member Conseil d'État. The responsibilities of the Council of State is to run the administration, submit laws and decrees to the Grand Council, observe a budget and adopt regulations or directives.[1] Essentially, the Cantons define their own structure within federal regulations. Switzerland consists of twenty-six cantons in which each can influence the federal government.[2] Vaud is a part of these cantons, and it is the central area connected to high trafficked communication routes in Switzerland.
Members
edit| Name | Party | Office | Elected | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frédéric Borloz | PLR | Education and Vocational Training | 2022 | ||
| Valérie Dittli | LC | Finance and Agriculture | 2022 | ||
| Nuria Gorrite | Social Democratic Party | Culture, Infrastructure and Human Resources | 2012 | ||
| Christelle Luisier Brodard | PLR | Institutions, Territory and Sport | 2020 | ||
| Isabelle Moret | PLR | Economy, Innovation, Employment and Heritage | 2022 | ||
| Rebecca Ruiz | Social Democratic Party | Health and Social Action | 2019 | ||
| Vassilis Venizelos | Green Party | Youth, Environment and Safety | 2022 | ||
Notes and references
edit- ^ Vaud, The Canton of Vaud (2022). "The Canton of Vaud" (PDF). vd.ch.
- ^ Weerts, Sophie (2016). "Swiss Cantonal Constitutions as Sources of Law for the Protection of Fundamental Rights". Revue interdisciplinaire d'études juridiques. 77 (2): 77, 179–205. doi:10.3917/riej.077.0179.
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