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Markus Ritter

Politician

Markus Ritter 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	Markus Ritter · Маркус Ріттер · ماركوس ريتير				[sources]
Other name	Markus Vinzenz Ritter · Ritter, Markus				[sources]
Birth date	1967-04-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Altstätten				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Switzerland				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Markus · Vinzenz				[sources]
Last name	Ritter				[sources]
Website	www.markusritter.ch · www.markusritter.ch · www.markusritter.ch · www.markusritter.ch				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1771134				[sources]
Position	Member of the Swiss National Council (2011-) · National Council (member, 2011-2015) · National Council (member, 2015-)				[sources]
Last change	2025-08-17	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

farmer, politician and president of the Swiss farmers' association

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,003

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Every Politician58,326

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,863

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Wikidata349,281

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