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Paul Rechsteiner

Politician

Paul Rechsteiner 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	Paul Rechsteiner · پول ريتشستينير				[sources]
Alias	Rechsteiner, Paul				[sources]
Birth date	1952-08-26				[sources]
Place of birth	St. Gall · St. Gallen				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Switzerland				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Paul				[sources]
Last name	Rechsteiner				[sources]
Political association	Parti socialiste suisse				[sources]
Spoken language	German				[sources]
Title	Député au Conseil des Etats · lic. iur.				[sources]
Website	paulrechsteiner.ch · twitter.com · www.paulrechsteiner.ch				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q119440				[sources]
Position	Member of the Swiss Council of States (2011-2022) · Member of the Swiss National Council (1986-2011) · National Council (member, 2003-2007) · National Council (member, 2007-2011) · National Council (member, 2011-2011)				[sources]
Religion	Rechsteiner Paul				[sources]
Address	Appenzell · St-Gall				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Legislative der Gemeinde St. Gallen: von 1977 bis 1984; Legislative des Kantons: von 1984 bis 1986

— Swiss Federal Assembly, 2025-10-13

Swiss politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Conseil des Etats	2015-11-30	2019-12-01

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,040

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,138

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Swiss Federal Assembly901

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Switzerland · Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: ch-parl-councillor-172 · evpo-cc08a9e7-df2f-4f66-b46d-da063bbca14a

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