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Ben Knapen

Politician

Ben Knapen 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	Ben Knapen · Бен Кнапен · بين كناپين · ベン・クナーペン · 班·奈朋				[sources]
Other name	H.P.M. Knapen · Hubertus Petrus Maria Knapen				[sources]
Weak alias	Knapen				[sources]
Birth date	1951-01-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Kaatsheuvel				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Netherlands				[sources]
Citizenship	Netherlands				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Ben				[sources]
Last name	Knapen				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q347781				[sources]
Position	Minister of Foreign Affairs (2021-2022) · Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (2010-2012) · member of the Senate of the Netherlands (2015-2021) · member of the Senate of the Netherlands (2022-2023)				[sources]
Education	Radboud University (1972-1976)				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-24	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Dutch politician and journalist

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

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