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Horst Friedrich

Politician

Horst Friedrich 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	Horst Friedrich · هورسانت فريدريتش · هورست فريدريك				[sources]
Alias	Friedrich, Horst!				[sources]
Birth date	1950-10-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Bayreuth				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Horst				[sources]
Last name	Friedrich				[sources]
Political association	FDP				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1629344				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2005-2009) · member of the German Bundestag (1990-1994) · member of the German Bundestag (1994-1998) · member of the German Bundestag (1998-2002) · member of the German Bundestag (2002-2005) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Betriebswirt (VWA), Handelsvertreter				[sources]
Religion	evangelisch-lutherisch				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-11	Last processed	2025-12-11	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	2005-10-18	2009-10-27

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Germany Members of the Bundestag1,825

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Germany · German Bundestag

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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