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Simonetta Sommaruga

Politician

Simonetta Sommaruga 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	Simonetta Sommaruga · Simonetta Sommarugaová · Simonetta Sommaruqa · Σιμονέτα Σομαρούγκα · Симонета Сомаруга · 12 more...				[sources]
Other name	Simonetta Sommarug · Соммаруга, Симонетта · 시모네타 미리암 솜마루가				[sources]
Weak alias	西蒙奈特·索马鲁嘎				[sources]
Birth date	1960-05-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Zoug · Zug				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Switzerland				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Simonetta				[sources]
Last name	Sommaruga				[sources]
Political association	Parti socialiste suisse				[sources]
Spoken language	German				[sources]
Title	- · Conseillère fédérale				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q122991				[sources]
Position	Member of the Swiss Council of States (2003-2010) · Member of the Swiss Federal Council (2010-2022) · Member of the Swiss National Council (1999-2003) · President of the Swiss Confederation (2015-2015) · President of the Swiss Confederation (2020-2020)				[sources]
Education	University of Fribourg				[sources]
Religion	Sommaruga Simonetta				[sources]
Address	Berne · Eggiwil · Lugano				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

politician and former member of the Swiss Federal Council

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-25

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Cornelio Sommaruga Close Associate	relative	-	-
Лукас Хартман Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Swiss Federal Council	2010-11-01	2022-12-31

Data sources

Swiss Federal Assembly902

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Switzerland · Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly

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Source data IDs: ch-parl-councillor-512 · us-cia-switzerland-simonetta-sommaruga-pres-swiss-confederation · evpo-25f438fa-aea5-4d7f-a6aa-6de3256f07a2 · us-cia-switzerland-simonetta-sommaruga-chief-federal-dept-of-the-environment-transport-energy-communications

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