Magdalena Martullo-Blocher

Magdalena Martullo-Blocher
Born Magdalena Blocher
1968/1969 (age 46–47)[1]
Residence Feldmeilen, Switzerland
Nationality Swiss
Occupation CEO, Ems-Chemie
Net worth $3.2 billion (December 2015)[1]
Spouse(s) married
Children 3
Parent(s) Christoph Blocher

Magdalena Martullo-Blocher (born 1968/1969) is a Swiss billionaire heiress, businesswoman and politician, the CEO of Ems-Chemie, and the daughter of former Swiss Federal Councillor Christoph Blocher

In 2015, she was elected to the National Council as a representative of Graubünden, although she lives in the Canton of Zürich.

Early life

Martullo-Blocher is the daughter of Swiss industrialist turned politician, Christoph Blocher, who acquired the Swiss chemical company Ems-Chemie in 1983.[1]

Career

Business

Martullo-Blocher took over running Ems-Chemie from her father in 2004.[1]

Politics

In October 2015, Martullo-Blocher was elected to the National Council for the Swiss People's Party (SVP), the same party of which her father is a Vice-President of.[2]

She's a member of a Campaign for an Independent and Neutral Switzerland.[3]

Personal life

She is married with three children and lives in Feldmeilen, Switzerland.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Magdalena Martullo-Blocher". Forbes. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. "Anti-immigration SVP wins Swiss election in big swing to right". BBC. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  3. ASIN Bulletin, Élections fédérales 2015: 43 membres de l'ASIN à Berne, n°178, december 2015, p.3


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