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Jüri Ratas

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Jüri Ratas 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	Jiri Ratass · Jüri Ratas · Γιούρι Ράτας · Јири Ратас · Юри Ратас · 11 more...				[sources]
Alias	Georgius Ratas · Jiri Ratass · Γιούρι Ράτας · Јири Ратас · Јури Ратас · 11 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	尤里·拉塔斯				[sources]
Birth date	1978-07-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Tallinn				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	Estonia · European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Estonia				[sources]
Classification	International organization (current) · National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Jüri				[sources]
Last name	Ratas				[sources]
Political association	Estonian Centre Party · Isamaa				[sources]
Website	facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2621730				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (2024-) · President of the Riigikogu (2021-2023) · Prime Minister of Estonia (2016-2021) · Riigikogu (member, 2011-2015) · Riigikogu (member, 2015-2016) · 7 more...				[sources]
Education	Tallinn Nõmme Upper Secondary School · Tallinn University of Technology · University of Tartu				[sources]
Religion	Christianity				[sources]
Source link	www.europarl.europa.eu				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-04	Last processed	2026-04-04	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Estonian politician (born 1978)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-08-31

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Urve Ratas Close Associate	mother	-	-
Karin Ratas Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Memberships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)	-	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Prime Minister of Estonia	2016	2021

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,703

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,554

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

European Parliament Members936

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European Union · EP

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,227

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata328,010

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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