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Jo Vandeurzen

PEP · Politician

Jo Vandeurzen 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	Jo Vandeurzen · چو ڤانديورزين · 요 판되르전				[sources]
Alias	Johan Maria Gerardus Vandeurzen · 요한 마리아 헤라르뒤스 판되르전				[sources]
Birth date	1958-06-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Heusden				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Jo				[sources]
Last name	Vandeurzen				[sources]
Political association	Christian Democratic and Flemish				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16002				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Justice of Belgium (2007-2008) · member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium · member of the Flemish Parliament				[sources]
Education	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-06	Last processed	2026-04-06	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Flemish Minister for Welfare, Public Health and Family

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories341,406

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,823

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Wikidata329,941

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