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William Wyss

Politician

William Wyss 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	William Wyss · ويليام ويس				[sources]
Birth date	1938-10-23				[sources]
Place of birth	Grasswil · Seeberg				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Switzerland				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	William				[sources]
Last name	Wyss				[sources]
Political association	Union Démocratique du Centre				[sources]
Spoken language	German				[sources]
Title	Conseiller national				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q74105095				[sources]
Position	Member of the Swiss National Council				[sources]
Religion	Wyss William				[sources]
Address	Berne · Habkern				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Gemeinderat Seeberg von 1975 bis 1983, Grossrat BE von 1974 bis 1987; Präs. Milchverband Bern seit 1990

— Swiss Federal Assembly, 2025-10-13

Swiss politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Swiss National Council	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,582

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Swiss Federal Assembly901

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

Switzerland · Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,124

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata386,955

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions515,613

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-53c79c82-7d48-472f-a797-02e42bd4b691 · ch-parl-councillor-237

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