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Jānis Reirs

Politician

Jānis Reirs 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	Janis Reirs · Jānis Reirs · Янис Рейрс · Яніс Рейрс · ג'ניס רירס · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	Jānis Reirs · Яніс Рейрс				[sources]
Weak alias	Reirs				[sources]
Birth date	1961-09-23				[sources]
Place of birth	Riga				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Latvia				[sources]
Country	Latvia				[sources]
Citizenship	Latvia				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Janis · Jānis				[sources]
Last name	Reirs				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q11731915				[sources]
Position	Minister for Welfare (2016-2019) · Minister of Finance (2014-2016) · Minister of Finance (2019-2022) · Saeima (member, 2010-2011) · Saeima (member, 2011-2014) · 7 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Latvia				[sources]
Last change	2025-11-20	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Latvian politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister for Welfare	2016-02-11	2019-01-23

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,151

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,051

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata353,676

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,442

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-86a79ff3-0565-4724-87fd-fa243a4a3488 · lv-sae-janis-reirs

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