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Andres Herkel

Politician

Andres Herkel 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 Herkel · آندرس هرکل · 安德烈斯·赫克爾				[sources]
Other name	安德烈斯·赫克爾				[sources]
Birth date	1962-08-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Tallinn				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Estonia				[sources]
Country	Estonia · France				[sources]
Citizenship	Estonia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Andres				[sources]
Last name	Herkel				[sources]
Website	www.herkel.net · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4756115				[sources]
Position	Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2003-2014) · Riigikogu (member, 2011-2013) · Riigikogu (member, 2011-2015) · Riigikogu (member, 2015-2019) · member of the Riigikogu · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Tartu				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Estonian politician (born 1962)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-10-03

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Alide-Johanna Herkel Close Associate	mother	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Riigikogu	2011-03-27	2013-12-08
member of the Riigikogu	2013-12-09

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories361,763

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,139

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,576

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata335,470

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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