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Günther Beckstein

Politician

Günther Beckstein 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	Günther Beckstein · Гунтхер Бецкстеин / Gunther Beckstein · Гюнтер Бекштайн · גינתר בקשטיין · جونتر بيكشتاين · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Guenther Beckstein · Бекштайн Гюнтер				[sources]
Weak alias	Бекштайн · 君特·貝克施泰因				[sources]
Birth date	1943-11-23				[sources]
Place of birth	Hersbruck				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Günther				[sources]
Last name	Beckstein				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q44771				[sources]
Position	Bavaria's interior minister · Bavarian Minister of the Interior, Construction and Transportation · Minister-President of Bavaria · member of the German Bundestag · member of the Landtag of Bavaria				[sources]
Education	Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg				[sources]
Religion	Lutheranism				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

German politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Martin Beckstein Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Landtag of Bavaria	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,553

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