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Björn Höcke

Politician

Björn Höcke 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	Björn Höcke · Μπιερν Χέκε · Б'єрн Геке · Бьорн Хёкке · Бјерн Хеке · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Bernd Höcke · Bjorn Hocke · Хёкке, Бьорн				[sources]
Weak alias	Landolf Ladig				[sources]
Birth date	1972-04-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Lünen				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	State government (current)				[sources]
First name	Björn				[sources]
Last name	Höcke				[sources]
Website	afd-bjoern-hoecke.de				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q18176756				[sources]
Position	member of the Landtag of Thuringia (2014-2019) · member of the Landtag of Thuringia (2019-)				[sources]
Education	Master of Arts · University of Bonn (1992-1993) · University of Giessen · University of Marburg				[sources]
Source link	www.abgeordnetenwatch.de				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

German right-wing extremist politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-08-31

Relationships

Data sources

German Legislators from AbgeordnetenWatch2,536

Members of the German national legislature (The Bundestag) and state legislatures (Landstag).

Germany · Parlamentwatch e.V. · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,033

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,142

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,753

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,726

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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