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Heinz Brand

Politician

Heinz Brand 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	Heinz Brand · Хайнц Бранд · هينز براند				[sources]
Alias	Brand, Heinz · Бранд, Хайнц				[sources]
Birth date	1955-09-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Huttwil				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Switzerland				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Heinz				[sources]
Last name	Brand				[sources]
Political association	Union Démocratique du Centre				[sources]
Spoken language	German				[sources]
Title	Vice-président du Conseil national · lic. iur.				[sources]
Website	www.heinz-brand.ch				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3129527				[sources]
Position	Member of the Swiss National Council (2011-2019) · National Council (member, 2011-2015) · National Council (member, 2015-)				[sources]
Education	University of Zurich				[sources]
Religion	Brand				[sources]
Address	Grisons · Trachselwald				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Gemeinderat von Klosters-Serneus: von Januar 1991 bis Dezember 2002; Präsident der SVP Klosters-Serneus: von November 1993 bis November 2002; Vizepräsident der SVP Klosters-Serneus: von November 2003 bis November 2007; Präsident SVP Graubünden: seit Januar 2012

— 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	2011-12-05	2015-11-29

Data sources

Every Politician57,742

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Swiss Federal Assembly901

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Switzerland · Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,138

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,040

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,743

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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