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Raimonds Pauls

Politician

Raimonds Pauls 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	Raimondas Paulas · Raimonds Pauls · Raymond Pauls · Раймандс Паўлс · Раймонд Паулс · 7 more...				[sources]
Other name	Ojārs Raimonds Pauls · R. Pauls · R. V. Paul · R. V. Pauls · R. パウルス · 9 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	莱蒙德·帕乌尔斯				[sources]
Birth date	1936-01-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Riga				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Latvia				[sources]
Citizenship	Latvia · Soviet Union				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Raimonds				[sources]
Last name	Pauls				[sources]
Website	www.raimondspauls.lv				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q178708				[sources]
Position	Minister of Culture (1990-1993) · deputy of Saeima (2006-2010)				[sources]
Education	Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music				[sources]
Religion	Dievturība				[sources]
Last change	2025-11-01	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2023-09-27

Descriptions

Soviet and Latvian composer and pianist; Minister of culture of Latvia from 1988 to 1993

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-05-08

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Edite Pauls-Vignere Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
deputy of Saeima	2006-11-07	2010-11-02

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