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Viola Amherd

Politician

Viola Amherd 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	Viola Amerd · Viola Amherd · Viola Amherdová · Viola Amqerd · Βιόλα Άμχερτ · 14 more...				[sources]
Alias	Amherd, Viola · Viola Patricia Amherd · Амерд, Виола · Амхерд, Виола · Віола Амхерд · 2 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	ヴィオラ・アムヘルド				[sources]
Birth date	1962-06-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Brig-Glis · Brigue				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Switzerland				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Viola				[sources]
Last name	Amherd				[sources]
Political association	Christian Democratic People's Party · Le Centre · The Centre				[sources]
Spoken language	German				[sources]
Title	Conseillère fédérale · lic. iur.				[sources]
Website	www.viola-amherd.ch · twitter.com · www.vbs.admin.ch · www.vbs.admin.ch · www.vbs.admin.ch · 5 more...				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q120917				[sources]
Position	Head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (2019-2025) · Member of the Swiss Federal Council (2019-2025) · Member of the Swiss National Council (2005-2018) · National Council (member, 2003-2007) · National Council (member, 2007-2011) · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Fribourg				[sources]
Religion	Amherd · Catholic Church				[sources]
Address	Brig-Glis · Naters · Valais				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Exekutive der Gemeinde (Stadträtin) Brig-Glis: von 1993 bis 1996; Vizepräsidentin: von 1997 bis 2000; Präsidentin: von 2001 bis 2012; Vizefraktionspräsidium

— Swiss Federal Assembly, 2025-10-13

Swiss politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-04-24

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Council	2015-11-30	2018-12-31
Member of the Swiss Federal Council

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Data sources

Swiss Federal Assembly900

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Switzerland · Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories371,604

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,927

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata354,130

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions553,448

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-fe70b82e-1227-4e29-9b7f-29dc9ccb8d73 · us-cia-switzerland-viola-amherd-chief-federal-dept-of-defense-civil-protection-sport · ch-parl-councillor-1288

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