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Andres Anvelt

PEP · Politician

Andres Anvelt 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	Andres Anvelt · Андрес Анвельт · آندرس آنولت · اندريس انڤيلت · アンドレス・アンヴェルト				[sources]
Alias	Анвельт, Андрес · アンドレス・アンヴェルト				[sources]
Birth date	1969-09-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Tallinn				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Estonia				[sources]
Citizenship	Estonia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Andres				[sources]
Last name	Anvelt				[sources]
Political association	Social Democratic Party				[sources]
Website	facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q13234758				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Agriculture (2014-2014) · Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs (2014-2015) · Minister of the Interior (2016-2018) · Riigikogu (member, 2011-2014) · Riigikogu (member, 2015-2016) · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	Tallinn University of Technology · University of Tartu				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-13	Last processed	2026-05-19	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Estonian politician, writer and police officer (born 1969)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-08-27

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons291,481

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories358,377

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,615

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Jaan Anvelt Close Associate	father	-	-
Kärt Anvelt Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs	2014-03-26	2015-04-09