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Walter Thurnherr
1963 - Today

Walter Thurnherr
Walter Thurnherr (born 11 July 1963) is a Swiss government official who served as Chancellor of Switzerland from 2016 to 2023. Although he holds a traditionally nonpartisan office, he was elected as a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC). When it merged with the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP/PBD) to form The Centre (DM/LC) in 2021, Thurnherr joined the new party. On 16 August 2023 he announced that he would leave his position before the end of 2023. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Thurnherr is the 15,931st most popular politician (down from 13,056th in 2019), the 593rd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 413th in 2019) and the 106th most popular Swiss Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Walter Thurnherr ranks 15,931 out of 19,576. Before him are Nizar Rayan, Juan Antonio Escurra, Sitara Achakzai, Moctar Ouane, Alfonso Guerra, and Anita Gradin. After him are Daniel Oduber Quirós, Aigars Kalvītis, Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés, Ivan Rybkin, Guido Crosetto, and Abuzed Omar Dorda.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNizar Rayan
1959 - 2009
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 15,932
Juan Antonio Escurra
1859 - 1929
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 15,933
Sitara Achakzai
1957 - 2009
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 15,934
Moctar Ouane
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 15,935
Alfonso Guerra
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 15,936
Anita Gradin
1933 - 2022
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 15,937
Walter Thurnherr
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 15,938
Daniel Oduber Quirós
1921 - 1991
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 15,939
Aigars Kalvītis
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 15,940
Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés
1903 - 1985
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 15,941
Ivan Rybkin
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 15,942
Guido Crosetto
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 15,943
Abuzed Omar Dorda
1944 - 2022
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 15,944
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, Walter Thurnherr ranks 345. Before him are Lolita Milyavskaya, Katja Riemann, Manuela Di Centa, Vadim Perelman, Hitoshi Matsumoto, and Blanca Portillo. After him are Guido Crosetto, Oleh Kuznetsov, S. Shankar, Laurene Powell Jobs, Eiji Aonuma, and Diosdado Cabello.
Others Born in 1963
Go to all RankingsLolita Milyavskaya
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 339
Katja Riemann
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 340
Manuela Di Centa
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 341
Vadim Perelman
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 342
Hitoshi Matsumoto
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 343
Blanca Portillo
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 344
Walter Thurnherr
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 345
Guido Crosetto
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 346
Oleh Kuznetsov
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 347
S. Shankar
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 348
Laurene Powell Jobs
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 349
Eiji Aonuma
GAME DESIGNER
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 350
Diosdado Cabello
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 351
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Walter Thurnherr ranks 593 out of 1,015. Before him are Emil Kellenberger (1864), Kurt Stettler (1932), Kubilay Türkyilmaz (1967), Heini Walter (1927), Sofia Milos (1969), and David Bennent (1966). After him are Antoinette Meyer (1920), Gianni Bugno (1964), Johann Vogel (1977), Bruno Manser (1954), Urs Meier (1959), and Josef Ackermann (1948).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsEmil Kellenberger
ATHLETE
1864 - 1943
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 587
Kurt Stettler
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 588
Kubilay Türkyilmaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 589
Heini Walter
RACING DRIVER
1927 - 2009
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 590
Sofia Milos
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 591
David Bennent
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 592
Walter Thurnherr
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 593
Antoinette Meyer
SKIER
1920 - 2010
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 594
Gianni Bugno
CYCLIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 595
Johann Vogel
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 596
Bruno Manser
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1954 - 2005
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 597
Urs Meier
REFEREE
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 598
Josef Ackermann
BUSINESSPERSON
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 599
Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland
Among politicians born in Switzerland, Walter Thurnherr ranks 106. Before him are Ernst Wetter (1877), Louis Ruchonnet (1834), Eugen Huber (1849), Pierre Graber (1908), Albert Rösti (1967), and Hans-Peter Tschudi (1913). After him are Klaus Tschütscher (1967), Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker (1939), Werner Meyer (1914), Pierre Jaccoud (1905), Uri Rosenthal (1945), and C. Douglas Dillon (1909).
Ernst Wetter
1877 - 1963
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 100
Louis Ruchonnet
1834 - 1893
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 101
Eugen Huber
1849 - 1923
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 102
Pierre Graber
1908 - 2003
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 103
Albert Rösti
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 104
Hans-Peter Tschudi
1913 - 2002
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 105
Walter Thurnherr
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 106
Klaus Tschütscher
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 107
Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 108
Werner Meyer
1914 - 1985
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 109
Pierre Jaccoud
1905 - 1996
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 110
Uri Rosenthal
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 111
C. Douglas Dillon
1909 - 2003
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 112