Council of State of Vaud

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

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