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Walter Johannes Lindner

Diplomat · Politician

Walter Johannes Lindner 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	Walter Johannes Lindner				[sources]
Other name	Walter J. Lindner				[sources]
Birth date	1956-11-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Munich				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
First name	Johannes · Walter				[sources]
Last name	Lindner				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2544949				[sources]
Position	ambassador of Germany to India (2019-2022) · ambassador of Germany to South Africa (2015-2017) · ambassador of Germany to Venezuela (2012-2015)				[sources]
Education	Berklee College of Music · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · Neue Jazzschool München · Richard-Strauss-Konservatorium München				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-15	Last processed	2025-09-07	First seen	2023-09-27

Descriptions

German diplomat

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
ambassador of Germany to Venezuela	2012-01-01	2015-01-01
ambassador of Germany to India	2019-04-01

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