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Edgar Bischof

PEP · Politician

Edgar Bischof 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	Edgar Bischof				[sources]
Birth date	1968				[sources]
Gender	female · male				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Edgar				[sources]
Last name	Bischof				[sources]
Political association	Swiss People's Party · Union Démocratique du Centre				[sources]
Title	Conseiller national				[sources]
Website	edgarbischof.ch				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q138608486				[sources]
Position	Member of the Cantonal Council of Appenzell Ausserrhoden (2003-2019) · Member of the Swiss National Council (2026-)				[sources]
Religion	Edgar Bischof				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-21	Last processed	2026-03-25	First seen	2026-03-12

Descriptions

personnalité politique suisse (UDC/AR)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-03-13

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Data sources

Swiss Federal Assembly897

Current and recent Members of the Swiss Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung)

Switzerland · Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,307

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,369

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata327,962

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,251

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: ch-parl-councillor-16706

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