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John Linder

Military · Politician

John Linder 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	John Linder · جون ليندر · جون ليندير · ジョン・リンダ― · 約翰·林德				[sources]
Other name	John Elmer Linder · Linder, John · 約翰·林德				[sources]
Birth date	1942-09-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Deer River				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	John				[sources]
Last name	Linder				[sources]
Website	www.house.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1626247				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2005-2007) · House of Representatives (member, 2007-2009) · House of Representatives (member, 2009-2011) · member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1976-1980) · member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1982-1990) · 13 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Minnesota Duluth (-1964) · University of Minnesota School of Dentistry (-1967)				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician

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

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2009	2011
United States representative	2009-01-06

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