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Jan Björkman

Politician

Jan Björkman 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	Jan Björkman · جان بيوركمان · 얀 비에르크만				[sources]
Alias	Björkman i Kyrkhult · Jan · Jan Bjorkman · Jan Bjørkman · جان بيوركمان				[sources]
Birth date	1950-08-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Olofström				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Sweden				[sources]
Country	Sweden				[sources]
Citizenship	Sweden				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Jan				[sources]
Last name	Björkman				[sources]
Website	www.socialdemokraterna.se				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4994151				[sources]
Position	Chair of the Committee on Education (1995-1998) · Chair of the Committee on Education (1998-2002) · Chair of the Committee on Education (2002-2006) · Member of the Committee on Education (1992-1994) · Member of the Committee on Education (1994-1995) · 8 more...				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Swedish social democratic politician, member of the Riksdag (Parliament) since 1988. First Vice Speaker of the Riksdag since 2006

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Riksdag	2002-09-30	2006-10-02
Member of the Riksdag

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,011

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata353,686

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,185

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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