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Rolf Schwanitz

Politician

Rolf Schwanitz is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Rolf Schwanitz · Рольф Шваниц · رولف ستشوانيتز				[sources]
Other name	Rudolphus Schwanitz · Schwanitz, Rolf · Рольф Шваниц · Шваниц, Рольф				[sources]
Birth date	1959-04-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Gera · Gera / Thüringen				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	East Germany · Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Rolf				[sources]
Last name	Schwanitz				[sources]
Political association	SPD				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q100617				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2002-2005) · Bundestag (member, 2005-2009) · Bundestag (member, 2009-2013) · Federal Government Commissioner for the New Federal States of Germany (1998-2002) · Parliamentary Secretary in Germany (2005-2009) · 9 more...				[sources]
Education	Dipl.-Jurist, Dipl.-Ingenieurökonom, Parl. Staatssekretär a. D. · Friedrich Schiller University Jena				[sources]
Religion	konfessionslos				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the German Bundestag	2005-10-18	2009-10-27

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