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Ard van der Steur

Politician

Ard van der Steur 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	Ard van der Steur · ارد ڤان دير ستيور · 아르트 판데르스퇴르				[sources]
Birth date	1969-10-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Haarlem				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Netherlands				[sources]
Country	Netherlands				[sources]
Citizenship	Netherlands				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Political association	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy				[sources]
Website	twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4787767				[sources]
Position	Minister of Justice and Security (2015-2017) · Tweede Kamer (member, 2012-2015) · member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2010-2015)				[sources]
Education	Leiden University				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-19	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Dutch politician and lawyer

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-04-24

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ab van der Steur Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Tweede Kamer	-	-
Member of the House of Representatives	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons270,903

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,649

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,137

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions508,488

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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