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Matthias Birkwald

Politician

Matthias Birkwald 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	Matthias Birkwald · Matthias W. Birkwald · ماتثياس بيركوالد				[sources]
Alias	Birkwald, Matthias W.				[sources]
Weak alias	Birkwald				[sources]
Birth date	1961-09-28				[sources]
Place of birth	Münster				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Matthias · Matthias W. · W.				[sources]
Last name	Birkwald				[sources]
Political association	DIE LINKE.				[sources]
Website	www.matthias-w-birkwald.de · facebook.com · twitter.com · www.matthias-w-birkwald.de				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1909731				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2009-2013) · Bundestag (member, 2013-2017) · Bundestag (member, 2017-) · member of the German Bundestag (2009-2013) · member of the German Bundestag (2013-2017) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Dipl.-Sozialwissenschaftler · University of Cologne				[sources]
Religion	konfessionslos				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Bundestag	-	-
member of the German Bundestag	2017-10-24	2021-10-26

Data sources

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,144

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Germany Members of the Bundestag1,827

Current and recent Members of the German Federal Parliament; mostly teachers and lawyers

Germany · German Bundestag

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,011

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata353,686

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,185

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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