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Hans-Rudolf Merz

1942 - Today

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Hans-Rudolf Merz (German pronunciation: [ˈhansʁuˌdɔlf mɛrts]; born 10 November 1942) is a Swiss politician who served as President of Switzerland in 2009. He concurrently served as a member of the Federal Council from 2004 to 2010 for the Free Democratic Party (since 2009 The Liberals). Born in Herisau, Switzerland, into an industrial family, Merz graduated from the University of St. Gallen with a Doctorate in economics in 1971. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans-Rudolf Merz is the 9,249th most popular politician (up from 11,221st in 2019), the 257th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 327th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Swiss Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hans-Rudolf Merz ranks 9,249 out of 19,576. Before him are Brutus of Troy, Mutnofret, Andries Pretorius, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Mohammed Ben Aarafa, and Jacques Cœur. After him are Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg, K. B. Hedgewar, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Ferenc Münnich, Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi Licinianus, and Alejandro Agustín Lanusse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Hans-Rudolf Merz ranks 223. Before him are Janko Prunk, Stefanie Powers, Vyacheslav Zudov, Ana Blandiana, Ian Callaghan, and Daniel Revenu. After him are Dioncounda Traoré, Sjoukje Dijkstra, Lev Leshchenko, Vladimír Dzurilla, Vladimir Dzhanibekov, and James Tien.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Hans-Rudolf Merz ranks 257 out of 1,015. Before him are Didier Burkhalter (1960), Ludwig Senfl (1486), Alfred Escher (1819), Heinrich Glarean (1488), Carl Lutz (1895), and Lucien Favre (1957). After him are Carl Jacob Burckhardt (1891), Heinz Holliger (1939), Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (1956), Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma (1886), Bertha Wegmann (1847), and Henri Schwery (1932).

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Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland

Among politicians born in Switzerland, Hans-Rudolf Merz ranks 38. Before him are Joanna of Pfirt (1300), Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (1968), Ubol Ratana (1951), Didier Burkhalter (1960), Alfred Escher (1819), and Carl Lutz (1895). After him are Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (1956), Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma (1886), Moritz Leuenberger (1946), Matilda of Habsburg (1253), Doris Leuthard (1963), and Alexander Schallenberg (1969).

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