Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (also rendered as Radical Free Democratic Party or Liberal Democratic Party) (in German: Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei (FDP), French: Parti radical-démocratique (PRD), Italian: Partito Liberale-Radicale Svizzero (PLR)) is a centre-right, liberal political party from Switzerland. A few of the cantonal parties in Central Switzerland are still named Liberal Party (Liberale Partei), and not affiliated with the Liberal Party of Switzerland. As of January 2004, the party president is Christiane Langenberger. Current members in the Federal Council are Pascal Couchepin and Hans-Rudolf Merz. Presidents 1978-1984 Yann Richter, Neuchâtel 1984-1989 Bruno Hunziker, Aargau 1989-2001 Franz Steinegger, Uri 2001-2002 Gerold Bührer, Schaffhausen From 2002 Christiane Langenberger, Vaud External link The Swiss FDP (in French and German) See also: List of political parties in Switzerland This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.