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Jüri Luik

Diplomat · Politician

Jüri Luik 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	Jüri Luik · Юри Луйк · Юры Луйк · Юрі Луїк · چورى لويك · 3 more...				[sources]
Other name	Юри Луйк				[sources]
Birth date	1966-08-17				[sources]
Place of birth	Tallinn				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Estonia				[sources]
Country	Estonia				[sources]
Citizenship	Estonia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Jüri				[sources]
Last name	Luik				[sources]
Website	facebook.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1433583				[sources]
Position	Minister of Defence (1993-1994) · Minister of Defence (1999-2002) · Minister of Defence (2017-2021) · Minister of Foreign Affairs (1994-1995) · Riigikogu (member, 2019-2019) · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Tartu				[sources]
Last change	2025-08-12	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Estonian diplomat and politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ruth Lausma Luik Close Associate	spouse	-	-
Lilian Luik Close Associate	mother	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Defence	2017-06-12	2021-01-26

Data sources

Every Politician58,326

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,784

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,084

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Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata350,123

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,336

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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