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Kurt Egger

PEP · Politician

Kurt Egger 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	Kurt Egger · كورت اجير				[sources]
Birth date	1956-01-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Eggersriet · St. Gall				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Kurt				[sources]
Last name	Egger				[sources]
Political association	Green Party of Switzerland · Les VERT-E-S suisses				[sources]
Spoken language	German				[sources]
Title	Conseiller national · Dipl. Masch. Ing. ETH/SIA				[sources]
Website	kurt-egger.ch				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q71977592				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the Swiss National Council (2019-2023)				[sources]
Religion	Egger Kurt				[sources]
Address	Eggersriet · Thurgovie				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Präsident Grüne Thurgau; Präsident Grüne Partei Eschlikon; Legislative des Kantons Thurgau: vom Mai 2012 bis Januar 2020

— Swiss Federal Assembly, 2025-10-13

Swiss politician (Green party)

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,548

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,763

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Swiss Federal Assembly897

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

Switzerland · Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata327,369

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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