Grand Council of Vaud

Grand Council of Vaud

Grand Conseil du Canton de Vaud
Grand Council of Vaud ; Grand Conseil du Canton de Vaud
Type
Term limits	5 years
History
Preceded by	2017
Leadership
President	Laurent Miéville, Green Liberals (PVL) ; since 2022
First Vice-President	Jean-François Thuillard, Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland ; since 2022
Second Vice-President	Stéphane Montangero, Social Democratic Party (PS) ; since 2022
Structure
Seats	150
Political groups	Liberal-Radicals (PLR) (49); Social Democratic Party (PS) (37); People’s Party (UDC) (25); Greens (PES) (21); Green Liberals (PVL) (8); Alliance of the Centre (5); Together Left (EÀG) (5);

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.

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