Politics in Zug

Authorities, assemblies, local parties and proposals of the Municipality of Zug.

City Council of Zug (municipal executive)

Current (2023–2026)

FDP (FDP.The Liberals) 2 seats
SP (Social Democratic Party of Switzerland) 1 seat
SVP (Swiss People's Party) 1 seat
The Centre 1 seat

Total 5 seats

Members City Council of Zug (municipal executive), 2023–2026
Name	Role	Party	Department
André Wicki	President	SVP	Presidential Department
Eliane Birchmeier	Vice President	FDP	Building Department
Barbara Gysel	Member	SP	Department of Social Affairs, Environment and Security (SUS)
Urs Raschle	Member	The Centre	Finance Department
Etienne Schumpf	Member	FDP	Education Department

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (stadtzug.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official publication of the Municipality of Zug.

Elected for 2027–2030 (provisional until officially confirmed)

FDP (FDP.The Liberals) 2 seats Change compared with the previous term: ±0
SP (Social Democratic Party of Switzerland) 1 seat Change compared with the previous term: ±0
SVP (Swiss People's Party) 1 seat Change compared with the previous term: ±0
The Centre 1 seat Change compared with the previous term: ±0

Total 5 seats

Members City Council of Zug (municipal executive), 2027–2030
Name	Role	Party
André Wicki	President	SVP
Eliane Birchmeier	Member	FDP
Barbara Gysel	Member	SP
Urs Raschle	Member	The Centre
Etienne Schumpf	Member	FDP

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (stadtzug.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the officially confirmed election result.

Audit committee of the City of Zug (RPK)

Current (2023–2026)

Members Audit committee of the City of Zug (RPK), 2023–2026
Name	Role	Party
André Odermatt	President	The Centre
Silvia Graemiger	Member	FDP
Daniel Gramm Schneider	Member	SVP
Christian Hegglin	Member	SP
Chris Oeuvray	Member	no party

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (stadtzug.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official publication of the Municipality of Zug.

Elected for 2027–2030

Members Audit committee of the City of Zug (RPK), 2027–2030
Name	Role	Party
André Odermatt	President	The Centre
Silvia Graemiger	Member	FDP
Daniel Gramm Schneider	Member	SVP
Christian Hegglin	Member	SP
Matthias Lischer	Member	FDP

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (stadtzug.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the officially confirmed election result.

City parliament of Zug (Grosser Gemeinderat)

Current (2023–2026)

FDP (FDP.The Liberals) 10 seats
ALG (Alternative – die Grünen) 7 seats
SVP (Swiss People's Party) 7 seats
The Centre 7 seats
SP (Social Democratic Party of Switzerland) 5 seats
GLP (Green Liberal Party of Switzerland) 4 seats

Total 40 seats

Members City parliament of Zug (Grosser Gemeinderat), 2023–2026
Name	Role	Party	Parliamentary group
Ivano De Gobbi	President	SP	SP-Fraktion
Beatrice Emmenegger	Vice President	The Centre	Fraktion Die Mitte
Marilena Amato Mengis	Member	SP	SP-Fraktion
Esther Ambühl Tarnowski	Member	SP	SP-Fraktion
Daniel Blank	Member	FDP	FDP-Fraktion
André Bliggenstorfer	Member	FDP	FDP-Fraktion
Philip C. Brunner	Member	SVP	Fraktion der Schweizerischen Volkspartei (SVP)
Marcus Bühler	Member	SVP	Fraktion der Schweizerischen Volkspartei (SVP)
Roman Burkard	Member	FDP	FDP-Fraktion
Magdalena Carlen	Member	ALG	Fraktion ALG-CSP
Alexander Eckenstein	Member	FDP	FDP-Fraktion
Gabriela Fürrer Auf der Maur	Member	ALG	Fraktion ALG-CSP
Barbara Gisler	Member	FDP	FDP-Fraktion
René Gretener	Member	SVP	Fraktion der Schweizerischen Volkspartei (SVP)
Werner Hauser	Member	FDP	FDP-Fraktion
Mariann Hegglin	Member	The Centre	Fraktion Die Mitte
Gregor Hofer	Member	no party	Fraktion ALG-CSP
Stefan Werner Huber	Member	GLP	GLP-Fraktion
Maria Hügin Birrer	Member	FDP	FDP-Fraktion
Jonas Inglin	Member	SP	SP-Fraktion
Christoph Iten	Member	The Centre	Fraktion Die Mitte
Martin Iten	Member	CSP	Fraktion ALG-CSP
Marco Knobel	Member	no party	Fraktion ALG-CSP
Nina Koller	Member	GLP	GLP-Fraktion
Roman Küng	Member	SVP	Fraktion der Schweizerischen Volkspartei (SVP)
Alexander Kyburz	Member	FDP	FDP-Fraktion
Marco Laubacher	Member	FDP	FDP-Fraktion
Daniel Marti	Member	GLP	GLP-Fraktion
Delia Meier	Member	ALG	Fraktion ALG-CSP
Florin Meier	Member	The Centre	Fraktion Die Mitte
David Meyer	Member	GLP	–
Alex Odermatt	Member	SVP	Fraktion der Schweizerischen Volkspartei (SVP)
Claudio Passafaro	Member	The Centre	Fraktion Die Mitte
Jérôme Peter	Member	SP	SP-Fraktion
Manfred Pircher	Member	SVP	Fraktion der Schweizerischen Volkspartei (SVP)
Richard Rüegg	Member	The Centre	Fraktion Die Mitte
Norbert Schlumpf	Member	SVP	Fraktion der Schweizerischen Volkspartei (SVP)
Patrick Steinle	Member	ALG	Fraktion ALG-CSP
Thomas Weiss	Member	The Centre	Fraktion Die Mitte
Mathias Wetzel	Member	FDP	FDP-Fraktion

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (stadtzug.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official publication of the Municipality of Zug.

Elected for 2027–2030 (provisional until officially confirmed)

FDP (FDP.The Liberals) 9 seats Change compared with the previous term: −1
SVP (Swiss People's Party) 9 seats Change compared with the previous term: +2
ALG (Alternative – die Grünen) 7 seats Change compared with the previous term: ±0
The Centre 7 seats Change compared with the previous term: ±0
SP (Social Democratic Party of Switzerland) 5 seats Change compared with the previous term: ±0
GLP (Green Liberal Party of Switzerland) 3 seats Change compared with the previous term: −1

Total 40 seats

Members City parliament of Zug (Grosser Gemeinderat), 2027–2030
Name	Party
Marilena Amato Mengis	SP
Esther Ambühl Tarnowski	SP
Alessia Bischof	SVP
Daniel Blank	FDP
André Bliggenstorfer	FDP
Gregor Bruhin	SVP
Philip C. Brunner	SVP
Marcus Bühler	SVP
Roman Burkard	FDP
Magdalena Carlen	ALG
Alexander Eckenstein	FDP
Beatrice Emmenegger	The Centre
Tabea Estermann	GLP
Gabriela Fürrer Auf der Maur	ALG
Jessica Gauch	SP
Joëlle Gautier	GLP
Barbara Gisler	FDP
René Gretener	SVP
Mariann Hegglin	The Centre
Gregor Hofer	no party
Maria Hügin Birrer	FDP
Jonas Inglin	SP
Christoph Iten	The Centre
Martin Iten	CSP
Marco Knobel	no party
Nina Koller	GLP
Corina Kremmel	The Centre
Julia Küng	ALG
Roman Küng	SVP
Alexander Kyburz	FDP
Oliver Marty	The Centre
Delia Meier	ALG
Florin Meier	The Centre
Alex Odermatt	SVP
Jérôme Peter	SP
Adrian Risi	SVP
Mathias Ruckli	FDP
Norbert Schlumpf	SVP
Thomas Weiss	The Centre
Mathias Wetzel	FDP

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (stadtzug.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the officially confirmed election result.

Assemblies and sessions

20 Oct 2026, 17:00 Sitzung des Grossen Gemeinderats German
4 Nov 2026 Sitzung des Grossen Gemeinderats (Ortsplanungsrevision, 2. Lesung) German
12 Nov 2026 Sitzung des Grossen Gemeinderats (Ortsplanungsrevision, 2. Lesung) German
17 Nov 2026, 17:00 Sitzung des Grossen Gemeinderats German
15 Dec 2026, 17:00 Sitzung des Grossen Gemeinderats (Budget) German
5 Jan 2027, 16:00 Konstituierende Sitzung des Grossen Gemeinderats 2027–2030 German

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (api.openparldata.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official publication of the Municipality of Zug.

Cantonal Council members from the constituency of Zug

The eleven municipalities are the eleven constituencies of the Cantonal Council.

Current (2023–2026)

Cantonal Council members from the constituency of Zug, 2023–2026
Name	Party	List	Parliamentary group
Gregor Bruhin	SVP	–	SVP parliamentary group
Philip C. Brunner	SVP	–	SVP parliamentary group
Tabea Estermann	GLP	–	GLP parliamentary group
Michael F. X. Felber	The Centre	–	The Centre parliamentary group
Luzian Franzini	ALG	–	ALG parliamentary group
Joëlle Gautier	GLP	–	GLP parliamentary group
Barbara Gysel	SP	–	SP parliamentary group
Christian Hegglin	SP	–	SP parliamentary group
Corina Kremmel	The Centre	–	The Centre parliamentary group
Julia Küng	ALG	–	ALG parliamentary group
Rainer Leemann	FDP	–	FDP parliamentary group
Adrian Moos	FDP	–	FDP parliamentary group
Stefan Moos	FDP	–	FDP parliamentary group
Adrian Risi	SVP	–	SVP parliamentary group
Patrick Röösli	The Centre	–	The Centre parliamentary group
Etienne Schumpf	FDP	–	FDP parliamentary group
Rupan Sivaganesan	SP	–	SP parliamentary group
Vroni Straub-Müller	CSP	ALG	ALG parliamentary group
Tabea Zimmermann	ALG	–	ALG parliamentary group

Source: Canton of Zug (zg.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official publication of the Canton of Zug.

Elected for 2027–2030 (provisional until officially confirmed)

Cantonal Council members from the constituency of Zug, 2027–2030
Name	Party	List
Gregor Bruhin	SVP	–
Philip C. Brunner	SVP	–
Tabea Estermann	GLP	–
Michael F. X. Felber	The Centre	–
Luzian Franzini	ALG	–
Joëlle Gautier	GLP	–
Barbara Gysel	SP	–
Christian Hegglin	SP	–
Corina Kremmel	The Centre	–
Roman Küng	SVP	–
Rainer Leemann	FDP	–
Adrian Moos	FDP	–
Stefan Moos	FDP	–
Adrian Risi	SVP	–
Patrick Röösli	The Centre	–
Etienne Schumpf	FDP	–
Rupan Sivaganesan	SP	–
Vroni Straub-Müller	CSP	ALG
Tabea Zimmermann	ALG	–

Source: Canton of Zug (zg.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official publication of the Canton of Zug.

Local parties

Alternative – die Grünen Zug (ALG) (external link) checked on 5 Oct 2026
Aufrecht Zug (external link) checked on 5 Oct 2026
Christlichsoziale Partei (CSP) (external link) checked on 5 Oct 2026
Die Mitte - Stadt Zug (external link) checked on 5 Oct 2026
Eidgenössisch-Demokratische Union (EDU) (external link) checked on 5 Oct 2026
Evangelische Volkspartei Kanton Zug (EVP) (external link) checked on 5 Oct 2026
FDP.Die Liberalen Stadt Zug (FDP) (external link) checked on 5 Oct 2026
Grünliberale Partei der Stadt Zug (glp) (external link) checked on 5 Oct 2026
Schweizerische Volkspartei der Stadt Zug (SVP) (external link) checked on 5 Oct 2026
Sozialdemokratische Partei der Stadt Zug (SP) (external link) checked on 5 Oct 2026

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources, as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the website of the party concerned.

Municipal proposals

Upcoming proposals

29 Nov 2026 Volksinitiative der Stadt Zug: «Villa Unterer Frauenstein, Artherstrasse 6, Zug; mit Parkanlage und freiem Seezugang für die Zuger Bevölkerung sichern» German

Popular initiative · Scheduled

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (ratsinfo.stadtzug.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official publication of the Municipality of Zug.

29 Nov 2026 Beschluss des Grossen Gemeinderats von Zug Nr. 1828 betreffend ETH Learning Factory; Einmaliger Beitrag Etappe 1 für die Jahre 2027 bis 2039 German

Mandatory referendum · Scheduled

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (ratsinfo.stadtzug.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official publication of the Municipality of Zug.

Results in Zug

Federal and cantonal proposals of the latest voting days, figures of the municipality.

Results in Zug
Proposal	Date	Yes share	Turnout
Federal Volksinitiative «Wahrung der schweizerischen Neutralität (Neutralitätsinitiative)» German	27 Sep 2026	25.13%	57.36%
Federal Volksinitiative «Für eine sichere Ernährung – durch Stärkung einer nachhaltigen inländischen Produktion, mehr pflanzliche Lebensmittel und sauberes Trinkwasser German	27 Sep 2026	26.91%	57.21%
Federal Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)» German	14 Jun 2026	40.36%	69.82%
Federal Änderung vom 26. September 2025 des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG) German	14 Jun 2026	56.66%	68.97%

Source: Canton of Zug (wab.zug.ch), as of 27 Sep 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official result of the Canton of Zug.