Christoph Blocher
| Christoph Blocher | |
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| Member of the Swiss Federal Council | |
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In office 1 January 2004 – 31 December 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Ruth Metzler |
| Succeeded by | Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf |
| Head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police | |
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In office 1 January 2004 – 31 December 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Ruth Metzler |
| Succeeded by | Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf |
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11 October 1940 Schaffhausen, Switzerland |
| Political party | Swiss People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Silvia Blocher |
| Children | 4 |
| Religion | Swiss Reformed |
Christoph Blocher German pronunciation: [ˈkrɪstɔf ˈblɔxər] (born 11 October 1940) is a Swiss politician, industrialist, and former member of the Swiss Federal Council heading the Federal Department of Justice and Police (2004–2007). He serves as vice president of the Swiss People's Party. As an industrialist, he became very wealthy as CEO and majority shareholder in the EMS-Chemie corporation, now run by his daughter, Magdalena Martullo-Blocher.
A controversial figure, Blocher is known for his role in transforming Swiss politics, shifting it to the right, as well as the Swiss People's Party, which "developed a eurosceptic and anti-immigration agenda that has shaken up the cozy post-war consensual system prevailing in neutral Switzerland," and has become "the dominant force in national politics."
The son of a pastor, Blocher was born in 1940, the seventh of eleven children.
Blocher served in the Swiss military as an Aerial Defense Regiment Commander and Colonel.
Blocher earned a certificate at the Wülflingen school of agriculture. In 1961, Blocher began studying independently for the Swiss Matura. In 1963, Blocher completed and passed the exams for the Swiss Matura and in 1964, he passed an additional exam in Latin to pursue legal studies at university. Then studied law at the University of Zürich, in Montpellier and in Paris. He has a DEA degree in law, and in 1971, he was awarded a doctorate in jurisprudence.
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