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Bernd Westphal

Politician

Bernd Westphal 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	Bernd Westphal · Бернд Вештфаль · بيرند ويستفال				[sources]
Alias	Bernd Helmut Westphal · Bernd Westphal · Westphal, Bernd				[sources]
Birth date	1960-09-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Hildesheim				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Bernd				[sources]
Last name	Westphal				[sources]
Political association	SPD				[sources]
Website	bernd-westphal.de · www.bernd-westphal.de · facebook.com · www.bernd-westphal.de				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q15114148				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2013-2017) · Bundestag (member, 2017-) · member of the German Bundestag (2013-2017) · member of the German Bundestag (2017-2021) · member of the German Bundestag (2021-)				[sources]
Education	Gewerkschaftssekretär, Chemielaborant				[sources]
Religion	ohne Angaben				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German politician

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

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the German Bundestag	2021-10-26	2025-03-25

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Germany Members of the Bundestag1,827

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Germany · German Bundestag

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,138

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,040

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,743

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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