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Heiko Maas

Politician

Heiko Maas 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	Hayko Maas · Heiko Maas · Χάικο Μάας · Гайка Маас · Гайко Маас · 8 more...				[sources]
Other name	Hayko Maas · Heiko Josef Maas · Henricus Maas · Χάικο Γιόζεφ Μάας · Χάικο Μάας · 11 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1966-09-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Saarlouis				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Heiko				[sources]
Last name	Maas				[sources]
Political association	SPD				[sources]
Website	www.heiko-maas.de · www.heiko-maas.de				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q108447				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2017-) · Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (2020-2021) · Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs (2018-2021) · Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection (2013-2018) · economy minister (2012-2013) · 8 more...				[sources]
Education	Jurist · Saarland University (1989-1993)				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church · Catholicism · römisch-katholisch				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German lobbyist and former politician (SPD)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Наталия Вёрнер Close Associate	unmarried partner	2016	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs	2018-03-14	2021-12-08

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,372

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Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,019

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Wikidata · 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

Every Politician58,326

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MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,516

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata349,731

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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