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Rianne Letschert

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Rianne Letschert 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	Rianne Letschert · Рианне Летсхерт · Рыяна Летсхерт				[sources]
Alias	R. Letschert · R.M. Letschert · Rianne Monique Letschert				[sources]
Birth date	1976-09-13				[sources]
Place of birth	Doetinchem				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Citizenship	Netherlands				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Monique · Rianne				[sources]
Last name	Letschert				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q23038207				[sources]
Position	Minister of Education, Culture, & Science · chairperson (2022-2024) · rector magnificus of Maastricht University (2016-2022)				[sources]
Education	Tilburg University				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov · www.maastrichtuniversity.nl				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-25	First seen	2026-02-26

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Dutch scholar

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-03-02

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