Grand Council of Vaud

Grand Council of Vaud Grand Conseil du Canton de Vaud
Type
Type	Unicameral of Canton of Vaud
Term limits	5 years
Leadership
President	Stéphane Montangero [fr], PS since 2025
First Vice-President	Patrick Simonin, PLR since 2025
Second Vice-President	Nathalie Jaccard, Greens since 2025
Structure
Seats	150
Political groups	Liberal-Radicals (PLR) (50)   Social Democratic Party (PS) (32)   Greens (PES) (24)   People’s Party (UDC) (23)   Green Liberals (PVL) (14)   Together Left (EAG) [fr] (7)
Elections
Last election	20 March 2022 (1st round) 10 April 2022 (2nd round)
Next election	2027
Meeting place
Assembly room of the Grand Council of Vaud

The Grand Council of Vaud (French: Grand Conseil de Vaud) is the legislature of the canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. Vaud has a unicameral legislature. The Great Council has 150 seats, with members elected every five years.

In May 1981, Marguerite Narbel became the first woman to serve as president of the Grand Council of Vaud, holding the position until the following year. Narbel left the Grand Council in 1986.^[1]

Composition

The largest groups are the Liberals (50 seats), followed by the Socialist group (32 seats), the Green group (24 seats), the People's Party (23 seats) and the Green Liberals group (14 seats).

See also

• Council of State of Vaud
• List of cantonal legislatures of Switzerland

References

1. Marion, Gilbert (7 July 2011). "Narbel, Marguerite". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in German). Translated by Alice Holenstein-Beereuter. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

External links

• (in French) Official website