politically exposed person
Individual who exercises or has exercised a high public office abroad, for example a head of state or government, high-ranking politician, high-ranking member of the administration, judiciary, armed forces or national political parties, or a senior executive of a state-owned corporation of national importance.
Federal Act on the Restitution of Assets illicitly obtained by Politically Exposed Persons, SR [196.1](https://www.admin.ch/opc/en/classified-compilation/20100418/index.html) (12.6.2015).
Based on Federal Act on the Restitution of Assets illicitly obtained by Politically Exposed Persons, SR [196.1](https://www.admin.ch/opc/en/classified-compilation/20100418/index.html) (14.3.2016).