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Karin Kneissl

Person of interest · Diplomat · Politician

Karin Kneissl 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	Karin Knaisle · Karin Kneissl · Karin Kneisslová · Κάριν Κνάισλ · Карин Кнайсль · 9 more...				[sources]
Other name	Karin Meilinger-Kneisslová · Карин Кнайсль				[sources]
Birth date	1965-01-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Vienna				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Austria				[sources]
Citizenship	Austria				[sources]
First name	Karin				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Last name	Kneissl				[sources]
Website	www.kkneissl.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1729478				[sources]
Position	Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria (2017-2019)				[sources]
Education	Doctor of Laws · Georgetown University · Hebrew University of Jerusalem · University of Jordan · University of Vienna				[sources]
Last change	2025-04-22	Last processed	2025-04-22	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Involved in the functioning of the Russian kleptocratic regime, which launched an aggressive war against Ukraine Former member of the Board of Directors of PJSC Rosneft Oil Company

— ACF List of War Enablers non-official source, 2025-04-30

Austrian diplomat, journalist and politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria	2017-12-18	2019-06-03

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,578

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Wikidata · non-official source

ACF List of War Enablers8,064

A list of Russian decision-makers from government and business composed by ACF/FBK, the anti-corruption organization founded by Alexei Navalny

Russia · ACF · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories460,153

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Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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