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Yves Leterme

Diplomat · PEP · Politician

Yves Leterme 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	Yves Leterme · Υβ Λετέρμ · Ів Летерм · Іў Летэрм · Ив Летерм · 7 more...				[sources]
Alias	Yves Camille Désiré Leterme · Летерм, Ив				[sources]
Weak alias	Leterme				[sources]
Birth date	1960-10-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Wervik				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Yves				[sources]
Last name	Leterme				[sources]
Political association	Christian Democratic and Flemish				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q12981				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Flemish minister of Agriculture (2004-2007) · Minister of Foreign Affairs in Belgium (2009-2009) · Minister of Mobility (2007-2008) · Minister-President of Flanders (2004-2007) · Prime Minister of Belgium (2008-2008) · 7 more...				[sources]
Education	Ghent University · Katholieke Universiteit Leuven				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-04	Last processed	2026-04-04	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

former Belgian prime minister

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

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,227

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,703

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Source data IDs: be-kam-d62b044ba58491e75e5802ae74a496c982fa9637 · be-kam-a3f6a6a40bfc4ef84636c8a9cddb3ca2ac7fc817

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