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Margus Tsahkna

Politician

Margus Tsahkna 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	Margus Tsahkna · Маргус Тсахкна · Маргус Цахкна · مارجوس تساهكنا · مارگوس ساهنا · 4 more...				[sources]
Other name	Маргус Тсахкна				[sources]
Weak alias	馬古斯·薩克納				[sources]
Birth date	1977-04-13				[sources]
Place of birth	Tartu				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Estonia				[sources]
Country	Estonia				[sources]
Citizenship	Estonia				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Margus				[sources]
Last name	Tsahkna				[sources]
Title	His Excellency				[sources]
Website	facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q11716283				[sources]
Position	Minister of Defence (2016-2017) · Minister of Foreign Affairs · Minister of Foreign Affairs (2023-) · Minister of Social Protection (2015-2016) · Riigikogu (member, 2011-2015) · 6 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Tartu · University of Toronto				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-09-26	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Estonian politician (born 1977)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-09-19

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Riigikogu	2017-06-12	2019-03-03

Data sources

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US CIA World Leaders11,019

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Every Politician58,326

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MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,909

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Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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