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Manfred Kanther

Politician

Manfred Kanther 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	Manfred Kanther · Μάνφρεντ Κάντερ · Манфред Кантер · مانفرد کانتر · مانفريد كانتر · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Кантер, Манфред				[sources]
Weak alias	Kanther				[sources]
Birth date	1939-05-26				[sources]
Place of birth	Świdnica				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (current) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Manfred				[sources]
Last name	Kanther				[sources]
Political association	Christian Democratic Union				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q492250				[sources]
Position	Federal Minister of the Interior (1993-1998) · member of the German Bundestag (1994-1998) · member of the German Bundestag (1998-2000) · member of the Landtag of Hesse				[sources]
Education	University of Marburg				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-25	Last processed	2026-02-25	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

German politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the German Bundestag	-	-
member of the Landtag of Hesse

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,292

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