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Jan Petersen

Diplomat · Politician

Jan Petersen 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	Jan Petersen · Ян Петерсен · Ян Петэрсен · Յան Պիտերսոն Սվելինկ · جان بيترسن · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	Petersen, Jan · Петерсен, Ян · Ян Петерсен · Յան Պիտերսոն Սվելինկ · جان بيترسن				[sources]
Weak alias	ヤン・ペテルセン				[sources]
Birth date	1946-06-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Oslo				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Norway				[sources]
Country	Norway				[sources]
Citizenship	Norway				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Jan				[sources]
Last name	Petersen				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1351719				[sources]
Position	Foreign Minister of Norway (2001-2005) · Storting (member, 2001-2005) · Storting (member, 2005-2009) · ambassador of Norway to Austria (2009-2014) · deputy member of the Parliament of Norway (1973-1977) · 9 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Oslo				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Norwegian politician and diplomat

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
ambassador of Norway to Austria	2009-01-01	2014-01-01
Member of the Storting

Data sources

Every Politician58,326

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MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,343

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Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions548,881

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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