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Ivars Kalniņš

PEP · Politician

Ivars Kalniņš 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	Ivaras Kalninis · Ivars Kalnins · Ivars Kalniņš · İvar Kalnınş · Івар Калниньш · 6 more...				[sources]
Alias	Ivars Kalninš · Ivars Kalniņs · Ивар Эдмунд Калныньш · Калниньш Івар Едмундович · Калныньш Ивар Эдмунд · 4 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1948-08-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Riga				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Latvia · Soviet Union				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Ivars				[sources]
Last name	Kalniņš				[sources]
Political association	Democratic Party "Saimnieks"				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2306866				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	deputy of Saeima				[sources]
Education	Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (-1974) · Rīga's Rainis' Secondary school (-1968)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-07	Last processed	2026-04-07	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Latvian actor (born 1948)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-02-27

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories342,715

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,710

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata330,422

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,029

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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