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Jaan Kaplinski

Politician

Jaan Kaplinski 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	Jaan Kaplinski · Jāns Kaplinskis · Γιάαν Καπλίνσκι · Јан Каплински · Яан Каплинский · 8 more...				[sources]
Alias	Jaan Kaplinskij · Jaan Kapliński · Каплинский Я. · Каплинский Ян · Каплинский, Яан · 2 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1941-01-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Tartu				[sources]
Death date	2021-08-08				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Estonia · Soviet Union				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Jaan				[sources]
Last name	Kaplinski				[sources]
Political association	Social Democratic Party				[sources]
Website	jaan.kaplinski.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q467482				[sources]
Position	member of the Riigikogu				[sources]
Education	Hugo Treffner Gymnasium · University of Tartu				[sources]
Ethnicity	Jewish people				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-16	Last processed	2026-01-16	First seen	2026-01-15

Descriptions

Estonian poet, philosopher, translator, politician and culture critic (1941–2021)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-15

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Tiia Toomet Close Associate	spouse	-	-
Märt-Matis Lill Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Riigikogu	-	-

Data sources

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions540,249

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