Magdalena Martullo-Blocher (born 13 August 1969) is a Swiss businesswoman, politician (
SVP),
billionaire
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and the daughter of former
Swiss Federal Councillor
Christoph Blocher. She is the majority shareholder and executive vice chairman of
Ems-Chemie. She has been a member of the
National Council for the canton of
Graubünden since 2015.
Early life
Martullo-Blocher is the daughter of Swiss industrialist turned politician, Christoph Blocher, who acquired the Swiss chemical company
Ems-Chemie in 1983.
She studied business administration at the
University of St. Gallen (HSG) and graduated with a licentiate.
Professional career
From 1994 to 1996, she was Product Manager at
Johnson & Johnson
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.
Between 1996 and 2000 she worked as Marketing Manager for the Swiss department at
Rivella AG, a soft drink producer.
In January 2001, she joined the
Ems Group and eight months later, she became a member of the Board of Directors. Since August 2002, she has been its Vice Chairman. When her father was elected to the Federal Council in the 2003 elections, he handed over his shareholding to his four children. Martullo-Blocher, who was heavily pregnant, took over the management of the company in January 2004. She is now the majority shareholder in the EMS-Chemie corporation.
According to the
Bloomberg Billionaires Index, she ranked 255th on the list of the world's richest people, with an estimated wealth of $9.76 billion.
Political career
Martullo-Blocher was elected as a member of the National Council in the 2015 Swiss parliamentary elections on a list of the
SVP Graubünden.
She is active in the Commission for Economic Affairs and Taxation (WAK) and in her electoral district. Since 2018 she is the Vice-President of the SVP.
She is a member of the
Campaign for an Independent and Neutral Switzerland (AUNS).
Political views
Martello-Blocher is a firm defender of a Swiss neutrality
and in view to the
Russian Ukrainian conflict, she lamented that Switzerland joined the EU sanctions regime against Russia.
Instead she demanded peace negotiations as the sanctions enacted by the
European Union (EU) against Russia mainly affected the EU.
Personal life
She is married with three children and lives in
Feldmeilen, Switzerland.
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References
External links
Personal Website
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1960s births
Living people
People from Meilen District
Swiss People's Party politicians
21st-century Swiss women politicians
21st-century Swiss politicians
Women members of the National Council (Switzerland)
Members of the National Council (Switzerland)
University of St. Gallen alumni
Campaign for an Independent and Neutral Switzerland
Swiss billionaires