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Anders Samuelsen

Politician

Anders Samuelsen 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	Anders Samuelsen · Андерс Самуельсен · Андерс Самуэльсен · Андэрс Самуэльсен · אנדרס סמואלסן · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Andreas Samuelsen · Андерс Самуельсен · אנדרס סמואלסן · آندرس ساموئلسن · اندرس سامويلسن · 2 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1967-08-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Horsens				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Denmark				[sources]
Country	Denmark · European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Denmark				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past) · National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	udenrigsministeren@um.dk				[sources]
First name	Anders				[sources]
Last name	Samuelsen				[sources]
Website	um.dk · www.anderssamuelsen.dk · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q491263				[sources]
Position	Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe · Folketing (member, 2007-2011) · Folketing (member, 2011-2015) · Folketing (member, 2015-) · Member of the European Parliament · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Aarhus University · Viborg Katedralskole · cand.scient.pol.				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Danish politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ole Samuelsen Politician	father	-	-
Mette Bock Politician	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the European Parliament	2004-07-20	2007-11-26

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,581

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,135

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions515,984

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata386,966

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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