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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 (1999-2007) · Member of the Swiss National Council (1991-1999)				[sources]
Education	University of Geneva				[sources]
Religion	Epiney				[sources]
Address	Valais · Vissoie				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2023-07-18

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Swiss politician

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

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