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Bart Somers

PEP · Politician

Bart Somers 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	Bart Somers · Μπαρτ Σόμερς · בארט סומרס · بارت سومرز · 巴特·萨默斯				[sources]
Alias	Bartolomeus Jozef Lodewijk Rosalia "Bart" Somers · Bartolomeus Jozef Lodewijk Rosalia Somers				[sources]
Birth date	1964-05-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Mechelen				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium				[sources]
Classification	Local government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Bart				[sources]
Last name	Somers				[sources]
Political association	Anders				[sources]
Website	bartsomers.be				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q15993				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Mayor of Mechelen (2001-) · Minister-President of Flanders (2003-2004) · member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium (1999-2003) · member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium (2003-2003) · member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium (2007-2010) · 6 more...				[sources]
Education	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-22	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Belgian, Flemish politician; mayor of Mechelen

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Joos Somers Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Flemish Parliament	2023-11-08	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,496

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,481

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Wikidata330,783

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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