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Rudi Kennes

PEP · Politician

Rudi Kennes 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	Rudi Kennes · Руді Кеннес · 吕迪·肯内斯				[sources]
Birth date	1959-07-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Niel				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium				[sources]
Classification	International organization (current)				[sources]
First name	Rudi				[sources]
Last name	Kennes				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q108788753				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (2024-)				[sources]
Source link	www.europarl.europa.eu				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-25	First seen	2024-07-16

Descriptions

Belgian trade unionist and politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-07-20

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,289

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

European Parliament Members936

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European Union · EP

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,369

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata328,034

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,074

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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