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Stefaan De Clerck

PEP · Politician

Stefaan De Clerck 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	Stefaan De Clerck · ستيفان دى كليرك · ستيفان دي كليرك · 스테판 더클레르크				[sources]
Alias	De Clerck · Stefaan Maria Joris Yolanda De Clerck · 스테판 마리아 요리스 욜란다 더클레르크				[sources]
Birth date	1951-12-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Kortrijk				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Stefaan				[sources]
Last name	De Clerck				[sources]
Political association	Christian Democratic and Flemish				[sources]
Website	www.stefaandeclerck.be				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q12498				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Mayor of Kortrijk (2001-2012) · Minister of Justice of Belgium (1995-1998) · Minister of Justice of Belgium (2008-2011) · directly elected senator (2003-2004) · member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium (1990-1991) · 9 more...				[sources]
Education	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Campus Kortrijk				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-04	Last processed	2026-04-04	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Flemish politician; former mayor of Kortrijk

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

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,227

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