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Christoph Blocher

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Christoph Wolfram Blocher (German pronunciation: [ˈkrɪ⁠stɔ⁠f ˈblɔ⁠⁠xər]; born 11 October 1940) is a Swiss industrialist and politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2004 to 2007. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC), he headed the Federal Department of Justice and Police. As an industrialist, he became wealthy as CEO and majority shareholder in the EMS-Chemie corporation, now run by his daughter, Magdalena Martullo-Blocher. A controversial figure, Blocher is known for his role in transforming Swiss politics, shifting it to the right, as well as the Swiss People's Party, which has become "the dominant force in national politics". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christoph Blocher is the 10,755th most popular politician (down from 9,835th in 2019), the 311th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 270th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Swiss Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christoph Blocher ranks 10,755 out of 19,576. Before him are Mwambutsa IV of Burundi, Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou, Verina, Pribislav of Mecklenburg, Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, and Élisabeth de Bourbon. After him are Cipriano Castro, Hiltrud, Francisco León de la Barra, Mutakkil-Nusku, Timotheus, and Juan Álvarez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Christoph Blocher ranks 214. Before him are Berit Mørdre, Angela Carter, Marie-José Nat, Macha Méril, Helmut Jahn, and Ali Nasir Muhammad. After him are Wim Ruska, Marcelino Martínez, Jack Nicklaus, Dallas Long, Kunimitsu Takahashi, and Gérard Larrousse.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Christoph Blocher ranks 311 out of 1,015. Before him are Georges Cottier (1922), Domenico Trezzini (1670), Luigi Taveri (1929), Adolf Wölfli (1864), Felix Manz (1498), and Rodolphe Lindt (1855). After him are Adrian Frutiger (1928), Henry, Duke of Parma (1873), Lisa Della Casa (1919), Gottfried von Einem (1918), Liselotte Pulver (1929), and Pierre Tirard (1827).

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Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland

Among politicians born in Switzerland, Christoph Blocher ranks 49. Before him are Doris Leuthard (1963), Alexander Schallenberg (1969), Gustave Ador (1845), Johann Schneider-Ammann (1952), Ignazio Cassis (1961), and Flavio Cotti (1939). After him are Pierre Tirard (1827), Alain Berset (1972), Simeon Bavier (1825), Maximilian Ulysses Browne (1705), Samuel Schmid (1947), and Henri Druey (1799).

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