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Reinhard Bütikofer

Politician · Counter-sanctioned entity

Reinhard Bütikofer is subject to counter-sanctions. Counter-sanctions are designations imposed by countries with weak democratic institutions. They are often punitive responses to foreign sanctions, or can be used to suppress domestic political opposition. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Reinhard Bütikofer · Ράινχαρντ Μπύτικοφερ · Райнхард Буцікофер · Райнхард Бютикофер · Рајнхард Бутикофер · 8 more...				[sources]
Other name	Buetikofer, Reinhard Hans · Reinhard Buetikofer · Reinhard Bütikofer · Reinhard Hans Buetikofer · Reinhard Hans Bütikofer · 14 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	ラインハルト・ハンス・ビュティコファー · 包瑞翰				[sources]
Birth date	1953-01-26				[sources]
Place of birth	Mannheim				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Germany · European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Hans · Reinhard				[sources]
Website	www.reinhardbuetikofer.eu				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q31236				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (2009-2014) · Member of the European Parliament (2014-2019) · Member of the European Parliament (2019-2024) · Member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg				[sources]
Education	Heidelberg University				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

MEP, Greens

— China Sanctions Research non-official source, 2024-03-08

German politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
-	Ministry of Foreign Affairs		2021-03-22	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the European Parliament	2009-07-14	2014-06-30

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China Sanctions Research217

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions546,670

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