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Klaus Buchner

PEP · Politician

Klaus Buchner 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	Klaus Buchner · Клаус Бухнер · Клаус Буцхнер / Klaus Buchner · קלאוס בוכנר · كلاوس بوخنر				[sources]
Alias	Бухнер, Клаус				[sources]
Birth date	1941-02-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Munich				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past)				[sources]
First name	Klaus				[sources]
Last name	Buchner				[sources]
Political association	Ecological Democratic Party				[sources]
Website	www.klaus-buchner.eu				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q105761				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (2014-2019) · Member of the European Parliament (2019-2020)				[sources]
Education	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

German politician and physicist

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

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories347,683

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons282,564

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