Government of the Canton Grisons with Head of the State Chancel
The cantonal government is the highest legislative and executive authority, it is made up of five members. Members of government are elected by parliament in a majority vote for a term of four years and may only be re-elected twice.
Each member of the government is head of a department of the cantonal administration and, as such, is subject to the parliament as overall authority. The cantonal constitution assigns the government with the following tasks, among others:
- To plan, determine and coordinate the objective and means of federal actions with reservation regarding the powers of the electors and the cantonal parliament
- To execute laws and regulations as well as rulings of the cantonal parliament
- To represent the canton internally and externally
- To ensure protection of public safety and law and order
Term of office from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2022
The presidency of the parliament changes each year
President 2020
Christian Rathgeb
Dr. iur. Attorney at law
Elected member of government: January 29, 2012
Head of the Department for Finance and Communities
Liberal Democratic Party (FDP) of the Grisons
Born February 14, 1970
Citizen of: Rhäzüns
Resident in: Chur
Vice-President 2020
Mario Cavigelli
Dr. iur. Attorney at law
Elected member of government: June 13, 2010
Head of the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Mobility
Catholic-Democratic People's Party (CVP) of the Grisons
Born November 18, 1965
Citizen of: Ilanz/Glion (Siat) und Domat/Ems
Resident in: Domat/Ems
Marcus Caduff
Dipl. Ing. Agr. ETH / MAS MTEC ETH
Elected member of government: June 10, 2018
Head of the Department for Economic and Social Affairs
Catholic-Democratic People's Party (CVP) of the Grisons
Born August 6, 1973
Citizen of: Lumnezia
Resident in: Morissen and Domat/Ems
Peter Peyer
Trade unionist
Elected member of government: June 10, 2018
Head of the Department Justice, Health and Safety
Social Democratic Party (SP) of the Grisons
Born December 18,1965
Citizen of: Willisau
Resident in: Trin
Jon Domenic Parolini
Dr. sc. techn. degree at the ETH Zurich special field forest policy and forest economics
Elected member of government: May 18, 2014
Head of the Department of Education, Culture and Environmental protection
Conservative Democratic Party (BDP) of the Grisons
Born September 15, 1959
Citizen of: Scuol and Braggio (Val Calanca)
Resident in: Scuol and Chur
State Chancellery
Daniel Spadin
Attorney at law
Elected Director of the State Chancellery: November 1, 2016
Head of the State Chancellery
Born October 5, 1971
Citizen of: Rhäzüns
Resident in: Chur
Brochure of the government
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Photos of the government
The official government photos are available for download on the photo portal. The photos may be used with the photo credit "Standeskanzlei Graubünden".