Council of State of Vaud

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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.

The meeting room of the Council of State in the Château Saint-Maire in Lausanne.
The Château Saint-Maire.

Members

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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

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  1. ^ Vaud, The Canton of Vaud (2022). "The Canton of Vaud" (PDF). vd.ch.
  2. ^ 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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