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The son of a pastor, Blocher was born in 1940, the seventh of eleven children.<ref name="Firebrand">Copley, Caroline & Bart, Katharina (February 1, 2015). [http://www.thestar.com.my/News/World/2015/02/01/Rightwing-firebrand-shakes-up-cosy-Swiss-politics/ "Right-Wing Firebrand Shakes Up Cosy Swiss Politics"]. ''The Star''. Retrieved February 1, 2015.</ref>
The son of a pastor, Blocher was born in 1940, the seventh of eleven children.<ref name="Firebrand">Copley, Caroline & Bart, Katharina (February 1, 2015). [http://www.thestar.com.my/News/World/2015/02/01/Rightwing-firebrand-shakes-up-cosy-Swiss-politics/ "Right-Wing Firebrand Shakes Up Cosy Swiss Politics"]. ''The Star''. Retrieved February 1, 2015.</ref>
Blocher served in the [[Military of Switzerland|Swiss military]] as an Aerial Defense Regiment [[Commander]] and [[Colonel]].<ref name="BlocherWebsite"/>
Blocher served in the [[Military of Switzerland|Swiss military]], achieving the rank of [[Colonel]].<ref name="BlocherWebsite"/><ref name="Parliament"/>
==Business career==
==Business career==
When Blocher was voted into the [[Swiss Federal Council]] in 2003, he retired from all business functions in EMS and sold his majority holding with his four children on Dcemeber 30, 2003.<ref name=History>{{cite web|url=http://www.ems-group.com/en/about-ems/about-ems/company-history/ |title=EMS Company History |publisher=EMS-Chemie |date=1 January 2015 |accessdate=17 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Forbes"/> Blocher's oldest daughter, [[Magdalena Martullo-Blocher]], became CEO of EMS on January 1, 2004.<ref name=History/><ref name="Forbes"/>
When Blocher was voted into the [[Swiss Federal Council]] in 2003, he retired from all business functions in EMS and sold his majority holding with his four children on Dcemeber 30, 2003.<ref name=History>{{cite web|url=http://www.ems-group.com/en/about-ems/about-ems/company-history/ |title=EMS Company History |publisher=EMS-Chemie |date=1 January 2015 |accessdate=17 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Forbes"/> Blocher's oldest daughter, [[Magdalena Martullo-Blocher]], became CEO of EMS on January 1, 2004.<ref name=History/><ref name="Forbes"/>
==Political career==
Blocher served as a member of the Swiss National Council, the lower house, from November 25, 1979 until December 12, 2003, when he was elected to the Federal Council, and again from December 4, 2011 until May 30, 2014.<ref name="Parliament">[https://www.parlament.ch/en/biografie?CouncillorId=21 Christoph Blocher]. ''parlament.ch''. Retrieved October 8, 2016.</ref>
==Personal life==
==Personal life==