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Urs Hany

Politician

Urs Hany 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 Hany · أورس هاني · اورس هانى				[sources]
Alias	Hany, Urs · أورس هاني				[sources]
Weak alias	Hany				[sources]
Birth date	1955-10-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Zurich				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Switzerland				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Urs				[sources]
Last name	Hany				[sources]
Political association	Parti démocrate-chrétien suisse				[sources]
Spoken language	German				[sources]
Title	Conseiller national · dipl. Bauingenieur HTL/SIA				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q125423				[sources]
Position	Member of the Swiss National Council (2006-2011) · National Council (member, 2003-2007) · National Council (member, 2007-2011)				[sources]
Religion	Hany				[sources]
Address	Niederhasli · Winterthur · Zurich				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Präsident CVP Niederhasli: von März 1982 bis März 1991; Präsident CVP Bezirk Dielsdorf: von März 1991 bis März 2000; Präsident CVP Kanton Zürich: von März 2000 bis März 2004; Exekutive der Gemeinde: März 1990 bis März 2002; Legislative des Kantons: März 2002 bis August 2006

— 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 National Council	2006-12-18	2007-11-30
Conseil national

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,156

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,064

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Swiss Federal Assembly901

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Switzerland · Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly

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Wikidata353,755

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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