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Franz Grüter

Politician

Franz Grüter 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	Franz Grüter · فرانز جروتير				[sources]
Alias	Franz Grueter · Grüter, Franz				[sources]
Birth date	1963-07-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Lucerne				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Switzerland				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Franz				[sources]
Last name	Grüter				[sources]
Political association	Swiss People's Party · Union Démocratique du Centre				[sources]
Spoken language	German				[sources]
Title	Conseiller national				[sources]
Website	www.franz-grueter.ch				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q21269511				[sources]
Position	Member of the Swiss National Council (2015-) · National Council (member, 2015-)				[sources]
Religion	Grüter				[sources]
Address	Lucerne · Ruswil				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-18	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Stabschef SVP Schweiz; Kantonsrat des Kantons Luzern: von Juni 2015 bis November 2015

— Swiss Federal Assembly, 2025-10-13

Swiss politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Conseil national	2015-11-30	2019-12-01

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,165

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Swiss Federal Assembly898

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

Switzerland · Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,126

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata326,007

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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