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Melchior Wathelet, Jr.

Politician

Melchior Wathelet, Jr. 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	Melchior Wathelet · Melchior Wathelet, Jr. · Melchior Wathelet, ml. · ميلكيور واثيليت · 梅尔希奥·瓦泰莱				[sources]
Alias	Melchior Wathelet junior · Melchior Wathelet, Jr. · Melchior Wathelet, ml. · Wathelet Melchior · 梅尔希奥·瓦泰莱 · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1977-09-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Verviers				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Belgium				[sources]
Country	Belgium				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Melchior				[sources]
Last name	Wathelet				[sources]
Website	www.melchiorwathelet.be				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q212717				[sources]
Position	Chamber of Representatives (member, 2014-2015) · Minister of Mobility · Minister of the Interior of Belgium · member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium				[sources]
Education	UCLouvain · University of Namur				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Belgian politician (born 1977)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-11-19

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of the Interior of Belgium	2014-07-22	2014-10-11

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Melchior Wathelet Politician	child · father	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,582

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,135

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Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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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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