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Michael Starbæk Christensen

Diplomat · Politician

Michael Starbæk Christensen 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	Michael Starbæk Christensen				[sources]
Birth date	1967-05-31				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Denmark				[sources]
Citizenship	Denmark				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Michael Starbæk				[sources]
Last name	Christensen				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q126540649				[sources]
Position	Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (2015-2019) · ambassador of Denmark to China (2024-) · ambassador of Denmark to France (2019-2024)				[sources]
Education	Candidate of Law (1986) · John F. Kennedy School of Government · Master in Public Administration (2004) · University of Copenhagen				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2024-05-10

Descriptions

Danish diplomat and civil servant

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-06-14

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,140

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Denmark, Faroe Islands and Greenland PEPs1,883

Official PEP list for Denmark, Faroe Islands and Greenland

Denmark · Finanstilsynet

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories377,643

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata351,565

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,222

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: dk-pep-michael-starbaek-christensen

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