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Vladimír Železný

Politician

Vladimír Železný 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	Vladimir Zelezny · Vladimír Železný · Βλαντιμίρ Ζελέζνι · Владімір Железни · ڤلاديمير زيليزنى				[sources]
Alias	Jakub Stein · Tschechischer Berlusconi · Vladimír Silný				[sources]
Birth date	1945-03-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Samara				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Czechoslovakia · Czechia				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past)				[sources]
First name	Vladimír				[sources]
Last name	Železný				[sources]
Website	vladimirzelezny.cz				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1357078				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament · Member of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic · party leader				[sources]
Education	Charles University				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Czech entrepreneur and politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-04-25

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Jakub Železný Close Associate	child	-	-
Teodor Železný Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the European Parliament	2004-07-20	2009-07-13

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,578

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions516,108

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