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Markus Ritter

Markus Ritter is a member of the National Council for the canton of St. Gallen (M-E, The Centre Group. The Centre. EPP.), in this council since 5 December 2011. Born in 1967 in Altstätten (--).

Council
National Council
Canton
St. Gallen
Party
M-E
Seat no.
199

Contact and profiles

The own website links no accounts that carry the member’s name.

Career in Parliament

CouncilFromToParty
National Council5 December 2011todayCVP, M-E

Other offices and mandates

As reported by the member to the Parliamentary Services (original language).

  • Exekutive Stadt Altstätten: von Januar 1993 bis Dezember 2012

Occupation

OccupationEmployerSince
Agriculteur/ricen/a2011

Committees and delegations

CommitteeFunction
Economic Affairs and Taxation Committee, National CouncilMember

Declared interests

2 declared interests (Art. 11 Parliament Act), as in the register of the Parliamentary Services.

OrganisationLegal formBodyFunctionPaid
Pensionskasse des Schweizerischen Bauernverbandes, BruggFoundationBoard of trusteesMemberno
Schweizerischer Bauernverband, BruggAssociationBoardPresidentyes

Votes in the National Council

4,201 votes from 4 December 2023 to 2 October 2026; the member took part in 97% of them (yes, no or abstain; excluding votes chaired as president).

Voted with the majority of their own group in 96.8% of their 3,901 yes and no votes.

Latest final votes

DateItemResult
2 October 2026Arrêté fédéral portant approbation de l’accord de libre-échange entre les États de l’AELE et le MercosurYes
2 October 2026Loi fédérale régissant la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée (Loi sur la TVA, LTVA) (Taux spécial pour les prestations du secteur de l’hébergement)Yes
2 October 2026Loi fédérale sur le soutien aux victimes de l'incendie de Crans-Montana du 1er janvier 2026Yes
2 October 2026Loi sur l’approvisionnement en électricité (LApEl)Yes
2 October 2026Loi fédérale sur l’assurance-maladie (LAMal) (Exceptions à l’obligation d’avoir exercé pendant trois ans: prolongation de la réglementation)Yes
2 October 2026Loi fédérale sur la protection des animaux (LPA)Yes
2 October 2026Loi fédérale sur la surveillance des entreprises d’assurance (Loi sur la surveillance des assurances, LSA)Yes
2 October 2026«Oui à l'interdiction d'importer des produits en fourrure provenant d’animaux ayant subi de mauvais traitements (initiative fourrure)». Initiative populaire et contre-projet indirect (modification de la loi fédérale sur la protection des animaux)Yes
2 October 2026Loi sur le Tribunal fédéral (LTF)Yes
2 October 2026Arrêté fédéral concernant l’initiative populaire «Pour un droit de la nationalité moderne (initiative pour la démocratie)»Yes

All final votes

The Centre Group. The Centre. EPP.

Position in the group (seats by group, not the seating plan)

Jean-Luc Addor (SVP, VS)Thomas Aeschi (SVP, ZG)Céline Amaudruz (SVP, GE)Edgar Bischof (SVP, AR)Thomas Bläsi (SVP, GE)Roland Rino Büchel (SVP, SG)Michaël Buffat (SVP, VD)Manfred Bühler (SVP, BE)Thomas Burgherr (SVP, AG)Roman Bürgi (SVP, SZ)Didier Calame (SVP, NE)Thomas de Courten (SVP, BL)Marcel Dettling (SVP, SZ)Mike Egger (SVP, SG)Nina Fehr Düsel (SVP, ZH)Benjamin Fischer (SVP, ZH)Sylvain Freymond (SVP, VD)Andreas Gafner (EDU, BE)Walter Gartmann (SVP, SG)Benjamin Giezendanner (SVP, AG)Andreas Glarner (SVP, AG)Christian Glur (SVP, AG)Roger Golay (MCG, GE)Michael Götte (SVP, SG)Michael Graber (SVP, VS)Franz Grüter (SVP, LU)Lars Guggisberg (SVP, BE)Diana Gutjahr (SVP, TG)Martin Haab (SVP, ZH)Stefanie Heimgartner (SVP, AG)Erich Hess (SVP, BE)Alois Huber (SVP, AG)Martin Hübscher (SVP, ZH)Roman Hug (SVP, GR)Thomas Hurter (SVP, SH)Christian Imark (SVP, SO)Thomas Knutti (SVP, BE)Nicolas Kolly (SVP, FR)Magdalena Martullo-Blocher (SVP, GR)Thomas Matter (SVP, ZH)Jacques Nicolet (SVP, VD)Pierre-André Page (SVP, FR)Yvan Pahud (SVP, VD)Paolo Pamini (SVP, TI)Lorenzo Quadri (Lega, TI)Lukas Reimann (SVP, SG)Christoph Riner (SVP, AG)Monika Rüegger (SVP, OW)Hans Jörg Rüegsegger (SVP, BE)Gregor Rutz (SVP, ZH)Therese Schläpfer (SVP, ZH)Pascal Schmid (SVP, TG)Markus Schnyder (SVP, GL)Roberta Soldati (SVP, TI)Sandra Sollberger (SVP, BL)Daniel Sormanni (MCG, GE)Barbara Steinemann (SVP, ZH)Thomas Stettler (SVP, JU)Katja Stettler-Riem (SVP, BE)Manuel Strupler (SVP, TG)Vroni Thalmann-Bieri (SVP, LU)Mauro Tuena (SVP, ZH)Nadja Umbricht Pieren (SVP, BE)Erich Vontobel (EDU, ZH)Bruno Walliser (SVP, ZH)Ernst Wandfluh (SVP, BE)Rémy Wyssmann (SVP, SO)Islam Alijaj (SP, ZH)Emmanuel Amoos (SP, VS)Jacqueline Badran (SP, ZH)Samuel Bendahan (SP, VD)Simona Brizzi (SP, AG)Arbër Bullakaj (SP, SG)Hasan Candan (SP, LU)Brigitte Crottaz (SP, VD)Christian Dandrès (SP, GE)Linda De Ventura (SP, SH)Loïc Dobler (SP, JU)Martine Docourt (SP, NE)Michèle Dünki-Bättig (SP, ZH)Laurence Fehlmann Rielle (SP, GE)Tamara Funiciello (SP, BE)Benoît Gaillard (SP, VD)Barbara Gysi (SP, SG)Jessica Jaccoud (SP, VD)Miriam Locher (SP, BL)Min Li Marti (SP, ZH)Samira Marti (SP, BL)Nadine Masshardt (SP, BE)Mattea Meyer (SP, ZH)Fabian Molina (SP, ZH)Valérie Piller Carrard (SP, FR)Jon Pult (SP, GR)Estelle Revaz (SP, GE)Anna Rosenwasser (SP, ZH)David Roth (SP, LU)Farah Rumy (SP, SO)Nina Schläfli (SP, TG)Ueli Schmezer (SP, BE)Priska Seiler Graf (SP, ZH)Bruno Storni (SP, TI)Gabriela Suter (SP, AG)Jean Tschopp (SP, VD)Brenda Tuosto (SP, VD)Cédric Wermuth (SP, AG)Sarah Wyss (SP, BS)Andrea Zryd (SP, BE)Ursula Zybach (SP, BE)Maya Bally (M-E, AG)Nicole Barandun (M-E, ZH)Dominik Blunschy (M-E, SZ)Philipp Matthias Bregy (M-E, VS)Christine Bulliard-Marbach (M-E, FR)Yvonne Bürgin (M-E, ZH)Martin Candinas (M-E, GR)Isabelle Chappuis (M-E, VD)Regina Durrer-Knobel (M-E, NW)Giorgio Fonio (M-E, TI)Niklaus-Samuel Gugger (EVP, ZH)Lorenz Hess (M-E, BE)Marc Jost (EVP, BE)Sidney Kamerzin (M-E, VS)Pius Kaufmann (M-E, LU)Philipp Kutter (M-E, ZH)Christian Lohr (M-E, TG)Vincent Maitre (M-E, GE)Andreas Meier (M-E, AG)Leo Müller (M-E, LU)Stefan Müller-Altermatt (M-E, SO)Reto Nause (M-E, BE)Nicolò Paganini (M-E, SG)Gerhard Pfister (M-E, ZG)Thomas Rechsteiner (M-E, AI)Markus Ritter (M-E, SG)Benjamin Roduit (M-E, VS)Marie-France Roth Pasquier (M-E, FR)Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter (M-E, BL)Simon Stadler (M-E, UR)Priska Wismer-Felder (M-E, LU)Cyril Aellen (FDP-Liberale, GE)Bettina Balmer (FDP-Liberale, ZH)Damien Cottier (FDP-Liberale, NE)Simone de Montmollin (FDP-Liberale, GE)Jacqueline de Quattro (FDP-Liberale, VD)Marcel Dobler (FDP-Liberale, SG)Alex Farinelli (FDP-Liberale, TI)Olivier Feller (FDP-Liberale, VD)Anna Giacometti (FDP-Liberale, GR)Simone Gianini (FDP-Liberale, TI)Nadine Gobet (FDP-Liberale, FR)Simon Michel (FDP-Liberale, SO)Philippe Nantermod (FDP-Liberale, VS)Hans-Peter Portmann (FDP-Liberale, ZH)Maja Riniker (FDP-Liberale, AG)Daniel Ruch (FDP-Liberale, VD)Regine Sauter (FDP-Liberale, ZH)Peter Schilliger (FDP-Liberale, LU)Daniela Schneeberger (FDP-Liberale, BL)Andri Silberschmidt (FDP-Liberale, ZH)Heinz Theiler (FDP-Liberale, SZ)Kris Vietze (FDP-Liberale, TG)Susanne Vincenz-Stauffacher (FDP-Liberale, SG)Patricia von Falkenstein (LDP, BS)Beat Walti (FDP-Liberale, ZH)Christian Wasserfallen (FDP-Liberale, BE)Laurent Wehrli (FDP-Liberale, VD)Gerhard Andrey (GRÜNE, FR)Sibel Arslan (GRÜNE, BS)Christine Badertscher (GRÜNE, BE)Kilian Baumann (GRÜNE, BE)Rudi Berli (GRÜNE, GE)Florence Brenzikofer (GRÜNE, BL)Clarence Chollet (GRÜNE, NE)Christophe Clivaz (GRÜNE, VS)Andrea de Meuron (GRÜNE, BE)Laura Gantenbein (GRÜNE, SO)Greta Gysin (GRÜNE, TI)Irène Kälin (GRÜNE, AG)Delphine Klopfenstein Broggini (GRÜNE, GE)Raphaël Mahaim (GRÜNE, VD)Sophie Michaud Gigon (GRÜNE, VD)Léonore Porchet (GRÜNE, VD)Katharina Prelicz-Huber (GRÜNE, ZH)Franziska Ryser (GRÜNE, SG)Marionna Schlatter (GRÜNE, ZH)Anna-Béatrice Schmaltz (GRÜNE, ZH)Meret Schneider (GRÜNE, ZH)Michael Töngi (GRÜNE, LU)Manuela Weichelt (Al, ZG)Martin Bäumle (glp, ZH)Kathrin Bertschy (glp, BE)Katja Christ (glp, BS)Corina Gredig (glp, ZH)Jürg Grossen (glp, BE)Patrick Hässig (glp, ZH)Matthias Samuel Jauslin (glp, AG)Barbara Portmann (glp, AG)Barbara Schaffner (glp, ZH)Fabienne Stämpfli (glp, BE)Céline Weber (glp, VD)

Other members from the canton of St. Gallen

St. Gallen Parliament

Source: Parliamentary Services, ws.parlament.ch. Data as of 17 October 2026. parlament.ch · JSON