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Mart Meri

PEP

Mart Meri 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	Mart Meri · مارت مری · 마르트 메리				[sources]
Birth date	1959-02-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Tallinn				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Estonia				[sources]
Country	Estonia				[sources]
Citizenship	Estonia · France				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Mart				[sources]
Last name	Meri				[sources]
Political association	Social Democratic Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q12369879				[sources]
Position	Riigikogu (member, 2011-2015) · member of the Riigikogu · member of the Riigikogu (2011-2015)				[sources]
Education	University of Tartu (-1982)				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-18	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Estonian politician (born 1959)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-09-17

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Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,779

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,642

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata327,306

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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