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Carl Holst

Politician

Carl Holst 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	Carl Holst · Καρλ Χολστ · Карл Холст · كارل هولست				[sources]
Other name	Καρλ Χολστ				[sources]
Birth date	1970-04-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Rødding				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Denmark				[sources]
Country	Denmark				[sources]
Citizenship	Denmark				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	carl.holst@ft.dk				[sources]
First name	Carl				[sources]
Last name	Holst				[sources]
Website	carlholst.dk · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3560841				[sources]
Position	Defence Minister of Denmark (2015-2015) · Folketing (member, 2015-) · Minister for Nordic Co-operation (2015-2015) · Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1972-1978) · Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1979-1980) · 7 more...				[sources]
Education	Haderslev Seminarium				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Danish politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Peter Holst Politician	child · father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister for Nordic Co-operation	2015-06-28	2015-09-30

Data sources

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,660

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,216

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,256

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata334,043

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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