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Rainer Brüderle

Politician

Rainer Brüderle 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	Rainer Brüderle · Rayner Brüderle · Раинер Брудерле / Rainer Bruderle · Райнер Брудэрле · Райнер Брюдерле · 6 more...				[sources]
Alias	Bruderle, Rainer · Rainer Bruderle · Брудэрле, Райнер · Брюдерле, Райнер · Райнер Брюдерле · 5 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1945-06-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Berlin				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Rainer				[sources]
Last name	Brüderle				[sources]
Political association	FDP				[sources]
Website	www.rainer-bruederle.de				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q495084				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2005-2009) · Bundestag (member, 2009-2013) · Federal Minister of Economics and Technology (2009-2011) · Member of Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate (1987-1998) · State Minister (1987-1998) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Technologie a. D. · Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz				[sources]
Religion	ohne Angaben				[sources]
Last change	2025-11-01	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German politician (FDP) and former minister in the German federal government

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-01-08

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Federal Minister of Economics and Technology	2009-10-28	2011-05-12

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,142

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Germany Members of the Bundestag1,827

Current and recent Members of the German Federal Parliament; mostly teachers and lawyers

Germany · German Bundestag

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,033

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata353,726

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,753

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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