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Andres Tarand

Politician

Andres Tarand 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	Andres Tarand · Андрес Таранд · Андрэс Таранд · אנדרס טאראנד · آندرس تاراند · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Andresas Tarandas · Andress Tarands · Таранд, Андрес				[sources]
Weak alias	アンドレス・タラント · 安德烈斯·塔兰德				[sources]
Birth date	1940-01-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Tallinn				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Estonia · Soviet Union				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past)				[sources]
First name	Andres				[sources]
Last name	Tarand				[sources]
Website	www.atarand.ee				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q463099				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament · Minister of Climate · Prime Minister of Estonia · member of the Riigikogu				[sources]
Education	University of Tartu				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-02	Last processed	2025-12-02	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Estonian politician, geographer and climatologist (born 1940)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-09-29

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Kaarel Tarand Politician	child · father	-	-
Helmut Tarand Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the European Parliament	2004-07-20	2009-07-13

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Priit Aimla Politician	male first cousin · relative	-	-
Indrek Tarand Politician	child · father	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,128

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions515,989

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Wikidata357,112

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