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Dietmar Koster

Politician · Counter-sanctioned entity

Dietmar Koster is subject to counter-sanctions. Counter-sanctions are designations imposed by countries with weak democratic institutions. They are often punitive responses to foreign sanctions, or can be used to suppress domestic political opposition. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Dietmar Koster · Dietmar Köster · Дітмар Кьостер · ديتمار كوستير				[sources]
Birth date	1957-01-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Schwerte				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past)				[sources]
First name	Dietmar				[sources]
Last name	Köster				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16999729				[sources]
Position	German Member of the European Parliament · Member of the European Parliament (2014-2019) · Member of the European Parliament (2019-2024)				[sources]
Education	Ruhr University Bochum · doctorate				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

German politician

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

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Iran	Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs		-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the European Parliament	2014-05-25	2019-07-01

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,051

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Iran Sanctions List405

Individuals and entities in the sanctions list of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Iran · MFA

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,144

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,185

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,676

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: eu-meps-124822 · ir-san-e587ec7d618d13b5a37ec802766a6e0e950b2e4d

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