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Hannes Hanso

PEP · Politician

Hannes Hanso 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	Hannes Hanso · هانس هانسو · هانيس هانسو · 汉内斯·汉索 · 한네스 한소				[sources]
Weak alias	韩朔				[sources]
Birth date	1971-10-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Nõo Rural Municipality				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	Estonia · European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Estonia				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past) · National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Hannes				[sources]
Last name	Hanso				[sources]
Political association	Social Democratic Party				[sources]
Website	facebook.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q17446918				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (2019-2019) · Minister of Defence (2015-2016) · Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2015-2015) · Riigikogu (member, 2015-2015) · Riigikogu (member, 2015-2019) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Tartu				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-25	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Estonian politician (born 1971)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-10-08

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,208

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,414

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,554

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata328,054

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,008

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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