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Indrek Saar

PEP · Politician

Indrek Saar 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	Indrek Saar · Індрэк Саар · ايندريك سار · ایندرک سار · 因德雷克·萨尔				[sources]
Birth date	1973-02-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Kuressaare				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	Estonia				[sources]
Citizenship	Estonia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	indrek.saar@riigikogu.ee				[sources]
First name	Indrek				[sources]
Last name	Saar				[sources]
Phone	+3726316497				[sources]
Political association	Social Democratic Party				[sources]
Website	facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16403371				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Culture (2015-2019) · Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2014-2015) · Riigikogu (member, 2011-2015) · Riigikogu (member, 2015-2015) · Riigikogu (member, 2019-) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre · University of Tartu				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-11	Last processed	2026-04-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Estonian politician and actor (born 1973)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-18

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,823

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,554

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories342,077

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions502,422

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata329,941

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ülle Lichtfeldt Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Riigikogu	-	-
member of the Riigikogu	2019-04-04	-