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Ivo Bischofberger

Judge · Politician

Ivo Bischofberger 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	Ivo Bischofberger · ايڤو بيستشوفبيرجير · 伊沃·比朔夫貝格爾 · 이보 비쇼프베르거				[sources]
Birth date	1958-02-24				[sources]
Place of birth	Heiden				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Switzerland				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Ivo				[sources]
Last name	Bischofberger				[sources]
Political association	Parti démocrate-chrétien suisse				[sources]
Spoken language	German				[sources]
Title	Dr. phil. I · Député au Conseil des Etats				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q693332				[sources]
Position	Member of the Swiss Council of States (2007-2019) · president of the Swiss Council of States (2016-2017)				[sources]
Religion	Bischofberger				[sources]
Address	Appenzell Rh.-Int. · Oberegg				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-14	First seen	2023-04-20

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Swiss politician

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

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,886

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Swiss Federal Assembly902

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Wikidata349,418

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