Organisation
The sovereign body of the Young Liberals is called "The Congress", and meets once a year, usually in spring. The Congress elects the individually the members of the National Board and decides upon political strategy papers, which altogether form the manifesto. During the year, the Council of Delegates meets four times and decides on current business, e.g. adopts the positions of the party on popular votes and referendums. The National Board is responsible for the daily business.
National Board The current members of the National Board (as of March 2007):
- President: Maurus Zeier, Philippe Nantermod
- Vice president: Johanna Gappani
- Vice president: Alain Illi
- MP National Council: Christian Wasserfallen, Christa Markwalder, Andrea Caroni
- MP Council of States: Raphael Comte
- Treasurer: Cédric Vollmar
- International Officer: Elias Maier
- Secretary General: Hannah Ryan
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