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Lech Wałęsa

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Lech Wałęsa 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	Leach Walesa · Lech Wałęsa · Leh Valesa · Lehs Valensa · Lex Valensa · 15 more...				[sources]
Alias	Валенса Лешек Михал · Валенса, Лех · Валенса, Лешек Михал · ليخ فالينسا · 레흐 왈레사				[sources]
Weak alias	レフ・ワレサ · ワレサ議長 · 瓦文萨 · 華勒沙 · 華里沙 · 2 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1943-09-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Popowo				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Venezuela				[sources]
Citizenship	Poland				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Lech				[sources]
Last name	Wałęsa				[sources]
Political association	Solidarity Electoral Action				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q444				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	President of the Republic of Poland (1990-1995)				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Ethnicity	Poles				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-21	Last processed	2026-04-21	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

President of Poland from 1990 to 1995 (born 1943)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-03-21

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,496

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,481

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,661

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Wikidata330,783

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Maria Wiktoria Wałęsa Close Associate	child	-	-
Jarosław Wałęsa PEP	child · father	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of the Republic of Poland	1990-12-22	1995-12-22