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Bernhardt Esau

Politician

Bernhardt Esau 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	Bernhardt Esau · Esau Bernhardt				[sources]
Other name	Bernhard Esau · Bernhardt Esau · Bernhardt Martin Esau				[sources]
Birth date	1957-12-09				[sources]
Place of birth	South-West Africa · Swakopmund				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Namibia				[sources]
Country	Namibia				[sources]
Citizenship	Namibia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	ruises@mfmr.gov.na				[sources]
First name	Bernhardt				[sources]
Last name	Esau				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16189036				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Namibia · National Assembly (member, 2005-2010) · National Assembly (member, 2010-2015) · National Assembly (member, 2015-)				[sources]
Education	University of Fort Hare				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Namibian politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly of Namibia	-	-

Data sources

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,663

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,212

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata334,059

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-namibia-bernard-esau-min-of-fisheries-marine-resources · evpo-48a9a52a-beab-4bed-ba70-f93f456e5e3e

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