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Thomas Hefti

Politician

Thomas Hefti 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	Thomas Hefti · תומאס הפטי · توماس هيفتى · 토마스 헤프티				[sources]
Birth date	1959-10-30				[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	Thomas				[sources]
Last name	Hefti				[sources]
Political association	PLR.Les Libéraux-Radicaux				[sources]
Spoken language	German				[sources]
Title	Dr. iur. · Député au Conseil des Etats				[sources]
Website	thomas-hefti.ch				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16021674				[sources]
Position	Member of the Swiss Council of States (2014-2023) · President of the Swiss Council of States (2021-2022)				[sources]
Education	University of Neuchâtel				[sources]
Religion	Hefti				[sources]
Address	Glaris · Glarus Süd				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-17	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Swiss politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,839

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,560

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Swiss Federal Assembly902

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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