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Christian Kern

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Christian Kern 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	Christian Kern · Κρίστιαν Κερν · Кристиан Керн · Кристијан Керн · Крысціян Керн · 8 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1966-01-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Vienna				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Austria				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Christian				[sources]
Last name	Kern				[sources]
Political association	Social Democratic Party of Austria				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q18135060				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Federal Chancellor of Austria (2016-2017) · member of the National Council of Austria (2017-2018)				[sources]
Education	University of Vienna · University of Vienna (-1997) · magister degree				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-07	Last processed	2026-04-07	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Austrian politician and businessman

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

Relationships

Associates
Associate	Relationship	Start date	End date
Peter Kostelka PEP	significant person	-	-

Associations
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Pamela Rendi-Wagner PEP	significant person	-	-

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Eveline Steinberger-Kern Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Federal Chancellor of Austria	2016-05-17	2017-12-18

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,626

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories341,348

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Wikidata328,254

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