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Mette Kierkgaard

PEP · Politician

Mette Kierkgaard 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	Mette Kierkgaard · Метте Кьеркегор				[sources]
Alias	Mette Tobiasen				[sources]
Birth date	1972-03-05 · 1972-05-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Ribe				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Country	Denmark				[sources]
Citizenship	Denmark				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Mette				[sources]
Last name	Kierkgaard				[sources]
Political association	Moderate Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q115011721				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Danish Minister for Senior Citizens (2022-2026) · member of the Folketing				[sources]
Education	Aalborg University (-1999) · Aarhus University (-2022) · Ribe Katedralskole (-1991) · University of Southern Denmark (-2022)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-07	Last processed	2026-04-07	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Danish politician

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

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,710

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Denmark, Faroe Islands and Greenland PEPs1,949

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Denmark · Finanstilsynet

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories342,715

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions502,929

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: dk-pep-mette-kierkgaard · us-cia-denmark-mette-kierkgaard-minister-for-senior-citizens

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