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Carsten Kissmeyer

PEP · Politician

Carsten Kissmeyer 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	Carsten Kissmeyer				[sources]
Alias	Carsten Kissmeyer-Nielsen				[sources]
Birth date	1953-05-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Roskilde				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Denmark				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Carsten				[sources]
Last name	Kissmeyer				[sources]
Political association	Venstre				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q12305482				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	mayor of Ikast Municipality (2002-2006) · mayor of Ikast-Brande Municipality (2007-2017) · member of the Folketing · member of the Folketing (2018-)				[sources]
Education	Aarhus University (-1980)				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Danish politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,548

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,763

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