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Monika Griefahn

Politician

Monika Griefahn 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	Monika Griefahn · مونيكا جريفاهن				[sources]
Alias	Griefahn!				[sources]
Weak alias	Griefahn				[sources]
Birth date	1954-10-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Mülheim / Ruhr · Mülheim an der Ruhr				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Monika				[sources]
Last name	Griefahn				[sources]
Political association	SPD				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q104150				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2005-2009) · environment minister (1990-1998) · member of the German Bundestag (1998-2002) · member of the German Bundestag (2002-2005) · member of the German Bundestag (2005-2009) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Dipl.-Soziologin, Ministerin a. D.				[sources]
Religion	evangelisch				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-11	Last processed	2025-12-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German politician and activist

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Michael Braungart Close Associate	spouse	-	-

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

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Germany Members of the Bundestag1,827

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,934

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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