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Petra Merkel

Politician

Petra Merkel 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	Petra Merkel · Petra Merkelová · بترا ميركل				[sources]
Other name	Merkel, Petra · Petra-Evelyne Merkel · بترا ميركل				[sources]
Birth date	1947-09-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Berlin				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Petra				[sources]
Last name	Merkel				[sources]
Political association	SPD				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q101296				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2002-2005) · Bundestag (member, 2005-2009) · Bundestag (member, 2009-2013) · Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin · member of the German Bundestag (2002-2005) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Kaufmännische Angestellte				[sources]
Religion	evangelisch				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-14	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the German Bundestag	2009-10-27	2013-10-22
member of the German Bundestag	2005-10-18

Data sources

Every Politician58,326

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MySociety · non-official source

German Members of the Bundestag1,926

Current and recent Members of the German Federal Parliament; mostly teachers and lawyers

Germany · German Bundestag

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,086

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Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,886

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Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata349,418

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions546,894

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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