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Liina Kersna

Politician

Liina Kersna 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	Liina Kersna · Лиjна Керсна · Лийна Керсна · Լիյնա Կերսնա · لينا كيرسنا · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Керсна, Лийна				[sources]
Birth date	1980-04-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Tallinn				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Estonia				[sources]
Country	Estonia				[sources]
Citizenship	Estonia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
E-Mail	liina.kersna@riigikogu.ee				[sources]
First name	Liina				[sources]
Last name	Kersna				[sources]
Phone	+3726316630				[sources]
Website	facebook.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q20933509				[sources]
Position	Minister of Education and Research · Riigikogu (member, 2015-2019) · Riigikogu (member, 2019-) · member of the Riigikogu				[sources]
Education	University of Tartu				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Estonian politician (born 1980)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-10-04

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Vahur Kersna Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Riigikogu	2015-03-30	2019-03-03
member of the Riigikogu	2022-07-18	2023-04-03

Data sources

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,135

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,581

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions515,984

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata386,955

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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