Political bodies
The EDK's highest decision-making entity is the plenary assembly.
Plenary assembly
The plenary assembly comprises all 26 cantonal ministers of education. The Principality of Liechtenstein is an associated member.
Executive committee
The EDK executive committee, consisting of 12 cantonal ministers of education, prepares the agenda of the plenary assembly. It is currently made up as follows:
- Conseiller d’État / Staatsrat Christophe Darbellay (VS), Chair
- Regierungsrat Armin Hartmann (LU), Vice-Chair
- Regierungsrätin Martina Bircher (AG)
- Regierungsrat / Conseiller d'État Reto Müller (BE)
- Conseillère d’Etat / Staatsrätin Sylvie Bonvin-Sansonnens (FR)
- Conseillère d’Etat Anne Hiltpold (GE)
- Regierungsrätin Bettina Surber (SG)
- Consigliera di Stato Marina Carobbio Guscetti (TI)
- Conseiller d’État Frédéric Borloz (VD)
- Regierungsrat Stephan Schleiss (ZG)
- Regierungsrätin Dr. Silvia Steiner (ZH)