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Gaidis Bērziņš

Politician

Gaidis Bērziņš 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	Gaidis Berzins · Gaidis Bērziņš · Гайдис Берзиньш · جايديس بيرزينس · ガイディス・ベールジンシュ				[sources]
Alias	Берзиньш, Гайдис · ガイディス・ベールジンシュ				[sources]
Birth date	1970-10-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Riga				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Latvia				[sources]
Country	Latvia				[sources]
Citizenship	Latvia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Gaidis				[sources]
Last name	Bērziņš				[sources]
Political association	National Alliance				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1491211				[sources]
Position	Minister of Justice (2006-2009) · Minister of Justice (2011-2012) · Saeima (member, 2010-2011) · Saeima (member, 2011-2011) · Saeima (member, 2011-2014) · 7 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Latvia				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-19	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Latvian politician (born 1970)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-15

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,100

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,649

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons270,839

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions508,479

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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