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Joseph Deiss

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Joseph Deiss (born 18 January 1946) is a Swiss economist and politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1999 to 2006. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC), he first headed the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (1999–2002) before transferring to the Federal Department of Economic Affairs (2003–2006). Deiss was elected President of the United Nations General Assembly for its 65th session in 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Deiss is the 8,375th most popular politician (up from 10,391st in 2019), the 223rd most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 290th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Swiss Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Joseph Deiss ranks 8,375 out of 19,576Before him are Kazys Grinius, Veleda, Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano, Ahmed Muhtar Pasha, Michail Stasinopoulos, and Te Atairangikaahu. After him are Abd al-Wahid I, Robert II, Count of Dreux, Ariel Henry, Michael II Apafi, Benjamin Mkapa, and Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Joseph Deiss ranks 219Before him are Stig Blomqvist, Donovan, Cheng Pei-pei, Willy van der Kuijlen, Toquinho, and Robert Mapplethorpe. After him are Craig Venter, Ahmad al-Tayyeb, Maria Bethânia, Miguel Reina, Sven Nordqvist, and Ruth Fuchs.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Joseph Deiss ranks 223 out of 1,015Before him are Jost Amman (1539), Emma Jung (1882), Jean Ziegler (1934), Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac (1817), André Abegglen (1909), and Claude Nicollier (1944). After him are Roberto Di Matteo (1970), Eugène Grasset (1845), Leonardo Conti (1900), Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier (1750), Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810), and Meyer Guggenheim (1828).

Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland

Among politicians born in Switzerland, Joseph Deiss ranks 30Before him are Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (1945), Ueli Maurer (1950), Simonetta Sommaruga (1960), Guy Parmelin (1959), Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou (1420), and Giuseppe Motta (1871). After him are Leonardo Conti (1900), Joanna of Pfirt (1300), Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (1968), Ubol Ratana (1951), Didier Burkhalter (1960), and Alfred Escher (1819).