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Kuupik Kleist

Politician

Kuupik Kleist 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	Kuupik Kleist · Kuupik Vandersee Kleist · Κουουπίκ Κλάιστ · Куупик Клейст · Куупік Клейст · 5 more...				[sources]
Other name	Jakob Edvard Kuupik Kleist · Jakob Edvard Kuupik Vandersee Kleist · Kuupik Kleist · Κουουπίκ Κλάιστ · Κουούπικ Κλάιστ · 8 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1958-03-31				[sources]
Place of birth	Greenland				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Denmark · Greenland				[sources]
Country	Denmark · Greenland				[sources]
Citizenship	Denmark				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Kuupik				[sources]
Last name	Kleist				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q317400				[sources]
Position	Folketing (member, 2005-2007) · Inatsisartut (member, 2002-2005) · Inatsisartut (member, 2005-2009) · Inatsisartut (member, 2009-2013) · Member of the Inatsisartut (2002-2013) · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	Roskilde University · middle school · primary school				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Greenlandic politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Inatsisartut	2002-12-03	2005-11-14
member of the Folketing	2001-11-20

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,003

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