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Rik Daems

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Rik Daems 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	Rik Daems · Рык Дамс · ريك دايمس · リック・デームス · 丹姆斯				[sources]
Alias	Hendrik Daems				[sources]
Birth date	1959-08-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Aarschot				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	France				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium				[sources]
First name	Hendrik · Rik				[sources]
Last name	Daems				[sources]
Political association	Anders				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1382799				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Mayor of Aarschot (1989-1994) · Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2007-2010) · State Senator of Belgium (2014-2019) · co-opted senator (2019-) · directly elected senator (2010-2014) · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	Free University of Brussels				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-16	First seen	2023-04-20

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Belgian painter and politician (born 1959)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-12-11

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