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Jan Sobotka

PEP · Politician

Jan Sobotka 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	Jan Sobotka				[sources]
Birth date	1961-07-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Vrchlabí				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Czechoslovakia · Czechia				[sources]
Classification	Local government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Jan				[sources]
Last name	Sobotka				[sources]
Political association	Civic Democratic Party · Freedom Union – Democratic Union				[sources]
Website	www.jansobotka.cz				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q44327169				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Hradec Králové Region Assembly member (2012-2020) · Member of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (2018-2020) · Member of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (2020-) · mayor of a place in the Czech Republic (1998-) · member of a Czech municipal council (1994-)				[sources]
Education	Brno University of Technology				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-11	Last processed	2026-04-22	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Czech politician, member of the Senate of the Czech Republic

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,740

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,687

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata331,017

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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