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Ruben Brekelmans

Politician

Ruben Brekelmans 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	Ruben Brekelmans · Рубен Брекельманс · روبن بريكلمانز · 吕本·布雷克尔曼斯 · 뤼번 브레켈만스				[sources]
Other name	R.P. Brekelmans · Ruben Pieter Brekelmans · 뤼번 피터르 브레켈만스				[sources]
Birth date	1986-07-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Leidschendam				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Netherlands				[sources]
Citizenship	Netherlands				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Pieter · Ruben				[sources]
Last name	Brekelmans				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q106119770				[sources]
Position	Minister of Defence · Minister of Defence (2024-) · Minister of Foreign Affairs (2025-) · member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2021-2024)				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov · www.vvd.nl				[sources]
Last change	2025-08-31	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2023-04-20

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Dutch politician (born 1986)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-08-28

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Source data IDs: us-cia-netherlands-ruben-brekelmans-minister-of-defence

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