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Franz Thönnes

Politician

Franz Thönnes 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	Franz Thönnes · فرانز ثونيس				[sources]
Other name	Thonnes, Franz				[sources]
Weak alias	Thönnes				[sources]
Birth date	1954-09-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Essen				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Franz				[sources]
Last name	Thönnes				[sources]
Political association	SPD				[sources]
Website	www.thoennes.de · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1449268				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2005-2009) · Bundestag (member, 2009-2013) · Bundestag (member, 2013-2017) · Parliamentary Secretary in Germany · member of the German Bundestag (1994-1998) · 6 more...				[sources]
Education	Industriekaufmann, Gewerkschaftssekretär, PSts a. D.				[sources]
Religion	ohne Angaben				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-30	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Bundestag	-	-
member of the German Bundestag	2013-10-22	2017-10-24

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 Persons275,560

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Germany Members of the Bundestag1,829

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Germany · German Bundestag

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata334,036

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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