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Jaak Aab

PEP · 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]
Alias	Яак Ааб · جک اب · จาอัค อาอับ · ຈາອັກ ອາອັບ				[sources]
Birth date	1960-04-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Taagepera				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	Estonia				[sources]
Citizenship	Estonia · Soviet Union				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Email	jaak.aab@riigikogu.ee				[sources]
First name	Jaak				[sources]
Last name	Aab				[sources]
Phone	+3726316693				[sources]
Political association	Communist Party of the Soviet Union · Estonian Centre Party · Social Democratic Party				[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	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-09	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	2022-06-03	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories341,406

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,554

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,823

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Estonia Members of the Riigikogu102

Members of the Riigikogu, Estonia's unicameral parliament

Estonia · Riigikogu

External databases

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Wikidata329,941

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions502,256

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: ee-rii-e23260241b71159b9b3abdadf4c0a85b6ab67a86 · evpo-eb85d3e6-b4cc-418e-b841-e8aba066b3e6

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