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Claude Janiak

Politician

Claude Janiak is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Claude Janiak · Клод Ян'як · كلاود چانياك				[sources]
Other name	Claudius Janiak · Janiak, Claude				[sources]
Birth date	1948-10-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Basel · Bâle				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Switzerland				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland · Poland				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Claude				[sources]
Last name	Janiak				[sources]
Political association	Parti socialiste suisse				[sources]
Spoken language	German				[sources]
Title	Dr. iur. · Député au Conseil des Etats				[sources]
Website	www.janiak.ch				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q116461				[sources]
Position	Member of the Swiss Council of States (2007-2019) · Member of the Swiss National Council (1999-2007) · National Council (member, 2003-2007) · President of the Swiss National Council				[sources]
Education	University of Basel · University of London				[sources]
Religion	Janiak				[sources]
Address	Binningen · Bâle · Bâle-Campagne				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-14	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Swiss politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Conseil national	2003-12-01	2007-12-02

Data sources

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,094

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Wikidata · non-official source

Swiss Federal Assembly902

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Switzerland · Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly

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Source data IDs: evpo-c475d193-c3fd-4e3c-a5b2-784a41679d8d · ch-parl-councillor-477

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