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Werner Messmer

Politician

Werner Messmer 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	Werner Messmer · ويرنير ميسمير				[sources]
Other name	Messmer, Werner				[sources]
Birth date	1945-10-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Riedt				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Switzerland				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Werner				[sources]
Last name	Messmer				[sources]
Political association	PLR.Les Libéraux-Radicaux				[sources]
Spoken language	German				[sources]
Title	Conseiller national · dipl. Baumeister				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1666675				[sources]
Position	Member of the Swiss National Council (1999-2011) · National Council (member, 2003-2007) · National Council (member, 2007-2011)				[sources]
Religion	Messmer				[sources]
Address	Amriswil · Erlen · Thurgovie				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Swiss politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Conseil national	2007-12-03	2011-12-04

Data sources

Swiss Federal Assembly902

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Switzerland · Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,228

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,660

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata334,043

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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