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Jānis Ruks

Politician

Jānis Ruks 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	Janis Ruks · Jānis Ruks · Янис Рукс · Яніс Рукс				[sources]
Birth date	1963-01-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Ādaži				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Latvia				[sources]
Country	Latvia				[sources]
Citizenship	Latvia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Jānis				[sources]
Last name	Ruks				[sources]
Political association	Latvian Association of Regions				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q28972967				[sources]
Position	Saeima (member, 2014-2018) · deputy of Saeima (2014-2018)				[sources]
Education	Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-03	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Latvian politician (1963-)

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
deputy of Saeima	2014-11-04	2018-11-06

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,351

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,278

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata326,304

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions505,084

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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