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Laila Freivalds

Diplomat · Politician

Laila Freivalds 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	Laila Freivalde · Laila Freivalds · Лайла Фрейвальдс · Лајла Лигита Фрајвалдс · Лейла Фрейвальдс · 5 more...				[sources]
Other name	Laila Ligita Freivalds · Leila Freivalds · Фрейвальдс, Лайла · 라일라 리기타 프레이발스				[sources]
Weak alias	Freivalds				[sources]
Birth date	1942-06-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Riga				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Sweden				[sources]
Citizenship	Sweden				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Laila				[sources]
Last name	Freivalds				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q291648				[sources]
Position	Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden (2004-2004) · Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden (2003-2006) · Minister for Justice (1988-1991) · Minister for Justice (1994-2000) · Swedish Consumer Ombudsman (1983-1988)				[sources]
Education	Candidate of Law (1969) · Uppsala University				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Swedish politician and jurist

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Person Close Associate	relative	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister for Foreign Affairs	2003-10-10	2006-03-21

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories361,573

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,163

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,700

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