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Meelis Atonen

PEP · Politician

Meelis Atonen 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	Meelis Atonen · ملیس آتونن				[sources]
Birth date	1966-12-05				[sources]
Place of birth	Viljandi				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Estonia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Meelis				[sources]
Last name	Atonen				[sources]
Political association	Estonian Reform Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1916766				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications (2003-2004) · member of the Riigikogu · member of the Riigikogu (2007-2008)				[sources]
Education	Estonian Institute of Humanities · Tallinn University · University of Tartu · Viljandi Jakobson School				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-13	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Estonian politician (born 1966)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-07-13

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