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Franco Cavalli

Politician

Franco Cavalli 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	Franco Cavalli · فرانكو كافالى · فرانكو كافالي				[sources]
Alias	Cavalli, Franco · Francesco Cavalli · فرانكو كافالي				[sources]
Birth date	1942-07-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Locarno				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Switzerland				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Franco				[sources]
Last name	Cavalli				[sources]
Political association	Parti socialiste suisse				[sources]
Spoken language	German · Italian				[sources]
Title	Conseiller national · Prof. Dr. med.				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q120654				[sources]
Position	Member of the Swiss National Council (1995-2007) · National Council (member, 2003-2007)				[sources]
Education	University of Bern				[sources]
Religion	Cavalli				[sources]
Address	Tessin · Verscio				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Législatif communal à Verscio, Locarno et Muralto, Législatif cantonal Grand Conseil du Canton Tessin de 1987 à 1995; Président du Groupe socialiste depuis 1999

— Swiss Federal Assembly, 2025-10-13

Swiss physician and politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Swiss National Council	1995-12-04	2007-05-29

Data sources

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,040

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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

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