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Simon Epiney

Politician

Simon Epiney 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	Simon Epiney · سيمون اپينى				[sources]
Birth date	1950-02-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Sierre				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Switzerland				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Simon				[sources]
Last name	Epiney				[sources]
Spoken language	French				[sources]
Title	Député au Conseil des Etats · lic. en droit				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q119029				[sources]
Position	Member of the Swiss Council of States · Member of the Swiss National Council				[sources]
Education	University of Geneva				[sources]
Religion	Epiney				[sources]
Address	Valais · Vissoie				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Exécutif communal de Vissoie: Vice-président de 1976 à 1992; Président de la commune de Vissoie de 1980 à 1992; Législatif cantonal: de 1981 à 1993

— Swiss Federal Assembly, 2025-10-13

Swiss politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Swiss Council of States	1999-12-06	2007-12-02

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,582

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,135

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Swiss Federal Assembly901

Current and recent Members of the Swiss Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung)

Switzerland · Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions515,984

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata386,955

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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