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François Lachat

Politician

François Lachat 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	François Lachat · فرانكويس لاتشات				[sources]
Alias	Francois Lachat				[sources]
Birth date	1942-08-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Bonfol				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Switzerland				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	François				[sources]
Last name	Lachat				[sources]
Political association	Christian Democratic People's Party				[sources]
Spoken language	French				[sources]
Title	Conseiller national · lic. ès lettres				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q119418				[sources]
Position	Member of the Grand Council of Bern · Member of the Jura parliament · Member of the Swiss National Council (1995-2003) · Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2000-2004) · substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1998-2000)				[sources]
Education	University of Fribourg				[sources]
Religion	Lachat				[sources]
Address	Bonfol (Basse-Vendline) · Jura · La Scheulte · Porrentruy				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Grand conseil Bernois, 1970 - 1976, Assemblée constituante du Jura, (Président) 1976 -1979, Ministre de 1979 à 1994 (Département de la Coopération, des Finances et de la Police), Président au gouvernement jurasien 1979, 1984, 1988 et 1993, Membre de la présidence du PDC/CH, 1982 - 1992, Vice-précident du PDC/CH 1997 -

— Swiss Federal Assembly, 2025-10-13