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Hermann Hess

Politician

Hermann Hess 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	Hermann Hess · Герман Гесс · هيرمان هيس				[sources]
Other name	Hess, Hermann · Герман Гесс				[sources]
Birth date	1951-12-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Frauenfeld				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Switzerland				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Hermann				[sources]
Last name	Hess				[sources]
Political association	PLR.Les Libéraux-Radicaux				[sources]
Spoken language	German				[sources]
Title	Conseiller national				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q23639138				[sources]
Position	Member of the Swiss National Council (2015-2017) · National Council (member, 2015-2017)				[sources]
Religion	Hess Hermann				[sources]
Address	Amriswil · Thurgovie				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Swiss politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Swiss National Council	2015-11-30	2017-11-26

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories363,068

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Swiss Federal Assembly902

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Switzerland · Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,144

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata335,609

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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