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Urs Hofmann

Politician

Urs Hofmann 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	Urs Hofmann · أورس هوفمان · اورس هوفمان				[sources]
Alias	Hofmann, Urs · Urs Alfred Hofmann · أورس هوفمان				[sources]
Birth date	1956-11-27				[sources]
Place of birth	Aarau				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Switzerland				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Urs				[sources]
Last name	Hofmann				[sources]
Political association	Parti socialiste suisse				[sources]
Spoken language	German				[sources]
Title	Conseiller national · Dr. iur.				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q121170				[sources]
Position	Member of the Swiss National Council (1999-2009) · National Council (member, 2003-2007) · National Council (member, 2007-2009)				[sources]
Religion	Hofmann Urs				[sources]
Address	Aarau · Argovie · Weiningen				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Mitglied des Vorstandes der SP Aargau; Einwohnerrat Aarau Januar 1982 - Dezember 1985; Stadtrat Aarau Januar 1986 - August 1996; Grosser Rat Aargau April 1997 - Dezember 1999

— 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	2009-02-28

Data sources

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Swiss Federal Assembly901

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Switzerland · Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,138

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,040

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Wikidata353,743

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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