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Jānis Bordāns

PEP · Politician

Jānis Bordāns 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 Bordans · Jānis Bordāns · Янис Борданс · چانيس بوردانس · 야니스 보르단스				[sources]
Alias	Борданс, Янис				[sources]
Birth date	1967-06-21				[sources]
Place of birth	Balvi				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Latvia				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Jānis				[sources]
Last name	Bordāns				[sources]
Political association	Civic Union · Latvian Way · National Alliance · New Conservative Party				[sources]
Website	bordans.lv				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3191217				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Deputy Prime Minister (2019-) · Minister of Justice (2012-2014) · Minister of Justice (2019-2022) · deputy of Saeima (2018-2019)				[sources]
Education	University of Latvia				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-07	Last processed	2026-04-07	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Latvian lawyer, politician (born 1967)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-12

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