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Lorenz Hess

PEP · Politician

Lorenz 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	Lorenz Hess · Лоренц Гесс · لورينز هس				[sources]
Alias	Hess, Lorenz · Лоренц Гесс · لورينز هس				[sources]
Birth date	1961-06-28				[sources]
Place of birth	Bern · Berne				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	National government (current) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	lorenz.hess@parl.ch				[sources]
First name	Lorenz				[sources]
Last name	Hess				[sources]
Phone	+41319340434				[sources]
Political association	Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland · Le Centre · Swiss People's Party · The Centre				[sources]
Spoken language	German				[sources]
Title	Conseiller national · Eidg. dipl. PR-Berater				[sources]
Website	www.lorenzhess.ch · lorenzhess.ch				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q81967				[sources]
Position	Member of the Grand Council of Bern · Member of the Swiss National Council (2011-) · National Council (member, 2011-2015) · National Council (member, 2015-)				[sources]
Religion	Hess Lorenz				[sources]
Address	Bergackerstrasse 93, 3066 Stettlen · Berne				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-25	First seen	2019-05-21

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Swiss politician

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

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,227

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,554

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,703

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Swiss Federal Assembly897

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Switzerland · Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly

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Source data IDs: ch-parl-councillor-4094 · evpo-2b005600-14ef-4289-8077-d1d3cbd6b60e

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