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Cees Veerman

PEP · Politician

Cees Veerman 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	Cees Veerman				[sources]
Alias	C.P. Veerman · Cornelis Pieter Veerman · Cornelis Pieter „Cees“ Veerman				[sources]
Birth date	1949-03-08				[sources]
Place of birth	Nieuw-Beijerland				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Netherlands				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Cees				[sources]
Last name	Veerman				[sources]
Political association	Christian Democratic Appeal				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2132224				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Agriculture (2003-2007) · Minister of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries (2002-2003) · chairperson				[sources]
Education	Erasmus University Rotterdam · Wageningen University & Research				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-11	Last processed	2026-04-11	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Dutch farmer, economist and politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,823

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories341,406

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions502,256

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata329,941

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