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Barbara Gysi

Politician

Barbara Gysi 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	Barbara Gysi · باربارا جيسى				[sources]
Alias	Gysi, Barbara				[sources]
Birth date	1964-05-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Zurich				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Switzerland				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
E-Mail	barbara.gysi@parl.ch				[sources]
First name	Barbara				[sources]
Last name	Gysi				[sources]
Political association	Parti socialiste suisse				[sources]
Spoken language	German				[sources]
Title	Conseillère nationale · MAS Public Management				[sources]
Website	www.barbara-gysi.ch · barbara-gysi.ch				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q120904				[sources]
Position	Member of the Cantonal Council of Sankt Gallen (2004-2011) · Member of the Swiss National Council (2011-) · National Council (member, 2011-2015) · National Council (member, 2015-)				[sources]
Religion	Gysi Barbara				[sources]
Address	Buchs (AG) · St-Gall · Wil (SG)				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Kantonsrat: von September 1999 bis Mai 2000 und von Juni 2004 bis November 2011; Stadtparlament Wil (SG): von Januar 1997 bis Dezember 2000; Stadtrat (Exekutive) Wil (SG): von Januar 2001 bis Dezember 2012; Präsidentin der SP Wil (SG): von März 1993 bis März 1998; Vizepräsidentin SP Schweiz von September 2012 bis August 2021

— 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 National Council	2011-12-12	-
Conseil national	2015-11-30	2019-12-01

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories380,925

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,845

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Swiss Federal Assembly901

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

Switzerland · Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata354,031

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-bfb676a0-51e7-4094-abba-678ae0d84b1f · ch-parl-councillor-4121

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