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Kaj Leo Johannesen

Politician

Kaj Leo Johannesen 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	Kaj Johannesen · Kaj Leo Holm Johannesen · Kaj Leo Johannesen · Kay Leo Yohannesen · Κάι Λέο Γιοχάνεσεν · 7 more...				[sources]
Other name	Johannesen, Kaj Leo · K.L. Johannesen · Kaj Johannesen · Kaj Leo Johannesen · Kay Leo Yohannesen · 6 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Kajleojohannesen				[sources]
Birth date	1964-08-28				[sources]
Place of birth	Tórshavn				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Faroe Islands				[sources]
Country	Faroe Islands				[sources]
Citizenship	Denmark				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Kaj · Kaj Leo Holm				[sources]
Last name	Johannesen				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q331786				[sources]
Position	Health Minister of the Faroe Islands (2019-2022) · Løgting (member, 2004-2008) · Løgting (member, 2008-2011) · Løgting (member, 2011-2015) · Løgting (member, 2015-) · 1 more...				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 2008 until 2015 and former soccer and handball player

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Løgting	2008-01-19	2011-10-29
Health Minister of the Faroe Islands	2019-09-16

Data sources

Every Politician58,326

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MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,935

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Wikidata · non-official source

Denmark, Faroe Islands and Greenland PEPs1,935

Official PEP list for Denmark, Faroe Islands and Greenland

Denmark · Finanstilsynet

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,343

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Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata349,569

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions548,881

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: dk-pep-kaj-leo-holm-johannesen · evpo-c5dbb97b-1227-4243-b3c0-38f6caddba87

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