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Christoph Blocher
Christoph Blocher | |
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| Head of the Department of Justice and Police | |
| In office 1 January 2004 – 31 December 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Ruth Metzler |
| Succeeded by | Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf |
| Member of the Swiss Federal Council | |
| In office 1 January 2004 – 31 December 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Ruth Metzler |
| Succeeded by | Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf |
| Member of the Swiss National Council | |
| In office 5 December 2011 – 31 May 2014 | |
| Constituency | Canton of Zürich |
| In office 26 November 1979 – 10 December 2003 | |
| Constituency | Canton of Zürich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christoph Wolfram Blocher 11 October 1940 Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland |
| Political party | Swiss People's Party |
| Spouse |
Silvia Kaiser
(m. 1968) |
| Children | 4, including Magdalena and Markus |
| Residences | |
| Alma mater | University of Zurich (Licentiate) University of Zurich (JD) |
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| Website | Official website Parliament website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Switzerland |
| Branch/service | Swiss Armed Forces |
| Rank | Colonel |
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.[1]
A controversial figure,[2] Blocher is known for his role in transforming Swiss politics,[2][3] shifting it to the right, as well as the Swiss People's Party, which has become "the dominant force in national politics".[3] As he "developed a eurosceptic and anti-immigration agenda that has shaken up the cozy post-war consensual system prevailing in neutral Switzerland",[3] Blocher served as the de facto leader of the SVP and a symbol of the party, holding its vice presidency from 2008 until 2018.[4]
- ^ "EMS Company History". EMS-Chemie. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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