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Ruedi Aeschbacher

Politician

Ruedi Aeschbacher 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	Ruedi Aeschbacher · رويدى ايستشباتشير				[sources]
Alias	Aeschbacher, Ruedi				[sources]
Birth date	1941-09-15				[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	Ruedi				[sources]
Last name	Aeschbacher				[sources]
Political association	Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland · Parti évangélique suisse				[sources]
Spoken language	German				[sources]
Title	Conseiller national · Dr. iur.				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q121106				[sources]
Position	Member of the Swiss National Council (1999-2010) · National Council (member, 2003-2007) · National Council (member, 2007-2010)				[sources]
Religion	Aeschbacher Ruedi				[sources]
Address	Trachselwald · Zurich				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Legislative der Gemeinde: Gemeinderat Stadt Zürich September 1977 bis April 1978; Exekutive der Gemeinde: Stadtrat Stadt Zürich April 1978 bis April 1994; Legislative des Kantons: Kantonsrat Zürich, Mai 1995 bis März 2000; Präsident der EVP Schweiz: von April 2000 bis März 2008

— 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	1999-12-06	2010-05-30

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,968

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Swiss Federal Assembly900

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Switzerland · Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly

Every Politician57,736

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,993

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions553,228

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,964

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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