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Jaak Aab

Politician

Jaak Aab 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	Jaak Aab · Яак Ааб · جک اب · چاك اب · 雅克·阿布				[sources]
Other name	Яак Ааб · جک اب · จาอัค อาอับ · ຈາອັກ ອາອັບ				[sources]
Birth date	1960-04-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Taagepera				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Estonia				[sources]
Country	Estonia				[sources]
Citizenship	Estonia · Soviet Union				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Jaak				[sources]
Last name	Aab				[sources]
Website	facebook.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1375585				[sources]
Position	Minister of Education and Research (2020-2021) · Minister of Public Administration (2017-2018) · Minister of Public Administration (2019-2020) · Minister of Public Administration (2021-2022) · Minister of Social Affairs (2005-2007) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Tallinn University				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Estonian politician (born 1960)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-10-02

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Kaie Aab Close Associate	spouse	-	2008

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Riigikogu	2019-04-04	2019-04-29
Minister of Public Administration	2019-04-29

Data sources

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,839

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,928

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,743

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,804

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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