Swiss Confederation
Entities
Our standard dataset contains 5,406 entities connected with Switzerland. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.
Data sources
We include 3 data sources published by authorities or organizations based in Switzerland. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.
| Name | Publisher | Updates | Entities | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss FINMA Final Rulings | FINMA | daily | 22 | ||
| Swiss FINMA Warning List | FINMA | daily | 1,842 | ||
| Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes | SECO | daily | 7,035 | ||
Sanctions programs/policies targeting Switzerland
We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Switzerland.
Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)
Our database contains 2,050 entities identified as PEPs connected with Switzerland.
Intergovernmental positions | Number of known occupants | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| International bodies | Current | Ended | Status unclear |
| chairperson of the Ethics Commission of the International Olympic Committee | - | 1 | 1 |
| Permanent Representative to the UN, New York | 1 | - | - |
| president of FIFA | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Secretary General of FIFA | - | 3 | - |
| UEFA General Secretary | - | 1 | 1 |
Subnational government positions | Number of known occupants | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subnational executive branches | Current | Ended | Status unclear |
| Chancellor of State of Vaud | - | 1 | - |
| Councillor of State of Thurgau | - | - | 5 |
| Councillor of State of Valais | - | 1 | 3 |
| Landrat of Basel-Landschaft | - | - | 1 |
| Subnational legislative branch | Current | Ended | Status unclear |
| cantonal legislatures of Switzerland | - | - | 1 |
| Member of the Cantonal Council of Sankt Gallen | - | - | 96 |
| Member of the Cantonal Council of Schaffhausen | - | 5 | 41 |
| Member of the Cantonal Council of Schwyz | - | 1 | - |
| Member of the Cantonal Council of Zurich | - | 2 | 150 |
| Member of the Grand Council of Aargau | - | - | 2 |
| Member of the Grand Council of Bern | - | 1 | 190 |
| Member of the Grand Council of Geneva | - | 3 | 4 |
| Member of the Grand Council of the canton of Fribourg | - | 1 | 3 |
| Member of the Grand Council of the canton of Valais | - | 3 | 2 |
| Member of the Grand Council of the canton of Vaud | - | 1 | 1 |
| Member of the Grand Council of Thurgau | - | - | 2 |
| Member of the Landrat of Nidwalden | - | - | 1 |
What do these numbers mean?
We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).
If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.
How can status be unclear?
Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...
