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Bent Høie

Politician

Bent Høie 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	Bent Høie · Бент Гоє · Бент Хёйе · בנט הויה · بينت هوى · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Bent Hoie · Høie, Bent · Бент Гоє · בנט הויה				[sources]
Weak alias	Høie				[sources]
Birth date	1971-05-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Randaberg Municipality				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Norway				[sources]
Country	Norway				[sources]
Citizenship	Norway				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Bent				[sources]
Last name	Høie				[sources]
Political association	Conservative Party of Norway				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q457128				[sources]
Position	County Governor of Rogaland (2018) · Norwegian Minister of Health and Care Services (2013-2021) · Storting (member, 2005-2009) · Storting (member, 2009-2013) · Storting (member, 2013-2017) · 10 more...				[sources]
Education	Q106609235 (1987-1990) · Q19383909 (1991-1993) · University of Bergen (1991-1991)				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-18	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Norwegian politician (born 1971)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Dag Terje Klarp Solvang Politician	spouse · unmarried partner	1995	2022-10

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Storting	2005-10-01	2009-09-30

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,029

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons270,885

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,649

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions508,377

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-5b40857f-b389-4d70-9f4d-aea700dabd16 · no-storting-8d198ccd545d98e346a2a04595e6abce6385d517

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