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Karin Thissen

Politician

Karin Thissen 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	Karin Thissen · كارين ثيسين				[sources]
Alias	Thissen, Karin				[sources]
Weak alias	Q20243318				[sources]
Birth date	1960-07-05				[sources]
Place of birth	Neuss				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Karin				[sources]
Last name	Thissen				[sources]
Political association	SPD · Social Democratic Party of Germany				[sources]
Website	www.spd-net-sh.de · facebook.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q20243318				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2013-2017) · member of the German Bundestag (2015-2017)				[sources]
Education	Tierärztin				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-18	Last processed	2026-02-04	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 German Bundestag	2015-05-21	2017-10-24

Data sources

Germany Members of the Bundestag1,825

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

Germany · German Bundestag

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories383,801

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,649

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions472,726

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,966

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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