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Medy van der Laan

PEP · Politician

Medy van der Laan 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	Medy van der Laan				[sources]
Alias	M.C. van der Laan · Medy Catharina van der Laan				[sources]
Birth date	1968-08-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Spijkenisse				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Netherlands				[sources]
Last name	van der Laan				[sources]
Political association	Democrats 66				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2543027				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science (2003-2006)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-13	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2025-10-30

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Dutch politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-01

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