which is why their members are directly members of the federation as well, including the right to vote. The supreme organ of the SSS is its General Assembly (consisting of all active members) which is held annually at the so-called Zentralfest ("central festival"), the biggest festival of colour-bearing students in Europe. The General Assembly elects the five members of the Central Committee (CC), including the Central President (CP), the Central Actuary (CA), the Vice President (VCP), the ombudsman of the universities of applied science (FHCC) and the ombudsman of the high schools. The members are elected for one year; reelection is possible but not frequent. There are several permanent and temporary commissions to the support of the CC. The veterans are federated in the Altherrenbund (AHB), which has an own committee. The AHB and the CC are united in the Council of the SSS. Each member of the CC and the AHB has one vote – however, in case of equality of votes, the CC (as the committee of the students) prevails. Member corporations In total, there are at least 113 corporations who were at least temporarily member of the SSS. Sections with active and veteran members (58) Sections without active but with veteran members (21) Sections without active or veteran members (32) Explanation Notable members (selection) Holy or blessed members Maurice Tornay (1910–1949), Augustinian, missionary and martyr, (GV Agaunia) Prelates Norbert Brunner (born 1942), Bishop of Sion Benno Gut (1897–1970), Cardinal Kurt Koch (born 1950), Bishop of Basel Gaspard Mermillod (1824–1892), Cardinal Henri Schwery (1932–2021), Cardinal Reinhold Stecher (born 1921), Bishop of Innsbruck Politicians Members of the Swiss Federal Council Viola Amherd (born 1962) Roger Bonvin (1907–1982) Enrico Celio (1889–1980) Flavio Cotti (born 1939) Alphons Egli (born 1924) Josef Escher (1885–1954) Philipp Etter (1891–1977) Kurt Furgler (1924–2008) Thomas Holenstein (1896–1962) Hans Hürlimann (1918–1994) Arnold Koller (born 1933) Doris Leuthard (born 1963) Ruth Metzler (born 1964) Giuseppe Motta (1871–1940) Jean-Marie Musy (1876–1952) Ludwig von Moos (1910–1990) Josef Zemp (1834–1908) Other politicians Achille Casanova (born 1941) Anton Cottier (1943–2006) Dominique de Buman (born 1956) Bruno Frick (born 1953) Felix Gmür (born 1966) Carlo Schmid-Sutter (born 1950) Urs Schwaller (born 1952) Others Daniel Anrig (born 1972), Commandant of the Pontifical Swiss Guards Roman Bannwart (1919–2010), Theologian Pierre Hemmer (1950–2013), Entrepreneur Hans Küng (born 1928), Theologian Elmar Mäder (born 1963), Commandant of the Pontifical Swiss Guards Giusep Nay (born 1942), president of the