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'''Christoph Blocher''' (born 11 October 1940) is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] businessman and politician. He is best known for his prominent and influential role in the [[Swiss People's Party]] (SVP) and for his membership on the Swiss Federal Council.

'''Christoph Blocher''' (born 11 October 1940) is a [[conservative]] [[Switzerland|Swiss]] businessman and politician. He is best known for his prominent and influential role in the [[Swiss People's Party]] (SVP) and for his membership on the Swiss Federal Council.

Blocher is arguably the most influential, notable, and important politician in modern Swiss history, as he transformed the SVP into a solid right-wing party and the largest and strongest party in Switzerland, and he thus shaped Swiss and European politics in so doing.<ref name="Firebrand"/><ref name="Annoy"/>

Blocher is arguably the most influential, notable, and important politician in modern Swiss history, as he transformed the SVP into a solid right-wing party and the largest and strongest party in Switzerland, and he thus shaped Swiss and European politics in so doing.<ref name="Firebrand"/><ref name="Annoy"/> According to conservative American political and media figure [[Steve Bannon]], Blocher was "[[Donald Trump|Trump]] before Trump" because of his advocacy against the EU.<ref>Williams, Thomas D. (March 7, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/03/07/steve-bannon-ignites-swiss-with-speech-on-international-populist-nationalism/ Steve Bannon Ignites Swiss with Speech on International Populist-Nationalism]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 7, 2018.</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Capodici | first1=Vincenzo | title=Blocher war Trump Vor Trump | url=https://www.derbund.ch/zuerich/Blocher-war-Trump-vor-Trump/story/17767792 | date=7 March 2018 | publisher=''Der Bund'' | accessdate=7 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Weingartner | first1=Dominik | title=Stephen Bannon Findet in Zürich Lobende Worte für Christoph Blocher | url=http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/nachrichten/international/stephen-bannon-lobt-in-zuerich-die-schweiz-und-ex-chef-donald-trump;art9640,1212400 | date=6 March 2018 | publisher=''Luzerner Zeitung'' | accessdate=6 March 2018}}</ref>

==Early life==

==Early life==