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Samuel Schmid

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Samuel Schmid (born 8 January 1947) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2000 to 2008. He was the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (notably acting as a defense minister for Switzerland). Schmid was born in Rüti bei Büren, Canton of Bern. He was elected to the Federal Council on 6 December 2000. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel Schmid is the 11,696th most popular politician (up from 12,521st in 2019), the 343rd most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 391st in 2019) and the 54th most popular Swiss Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Samuel Schmid ranks 11,696 out of 19,576. Before him are Adelaide, Countess of Burgundy, Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia, Vladislaus II of Opole, Marie-Louise Lachapelle, Anna of Moscow, and Carl Swartz. After him are Cyprien Ntaryamira, Manfred Weber, Ebbe Schwartz, Ulanhu, Pietro IV Candiano, and Winnaretta Singer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Samuel Schmid ranks 336. Before him are Michael McKean, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Riccardo Fogli, Takeshi Urata, Andrew Blake, and Deniz Gezmiş. After him are Jennifer Warnes, Mel Collins, Mitsuo Tsukahara, Orlan, Giancarlo Minardi, and Bernard Giraudeau.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Samuel Schmid ranks 343 out of 1,015. Before him are Saint Othmar (689), Bertrand Piccard (1958), Othmar Schoeck (1886), Maximilian Ulysses Browne (1705), Johann Baptist Cysat (1585), and Paul Sacher (1906). After him are Henri Druey (1799), Heinrich Rudolf Schinz (1777), Casimir de Candolle (1836), Daniel Schmid (1941), Jules Gilliéron (1854), and Aloïse Corbaz (1886).

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Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland

Among politicians born in Switzerland, Samuel Schmid ranks 54. Before him are Flavio Cotti (1939), Christoph Blocher (1940), Pierre Tirard (1827), Alain Berset (1972), Simeon Bavier (1825), and Maximilian Ulysses Browne (1705). After him are Henri Druey (1799), Jakob Dubs (1822), Orgetorix (null), Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice (1972), Paul Grüninger (1891), and Walter Hauser (1837).

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