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Christian Leysen

PEP · Politician

Christian Leysen 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	Christian Leysen · Leysen Christian				[sources]
Birth date	1954-08-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Wilrijk				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Biography	Député (Open Vld) de la circonscription électorale d'Anvers. \| Membre du groupe Open Vld. \| Né à Wilrijk le 4 août 1954. \| Président de la commission de l'Énergie, de l'Environnement et du Climat.				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Christian				[sources]
Last name	Leysen				[sources]
Political association	Anders				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5109850				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium (2019-)				[sources]
Education	Free University of Brussels · Vrije Universiteit Brussel				[sources]
Source link	www.dekamer.be				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-27	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

businessman

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

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Data sources

Belgium Members of the Chamber of Representatives653

Current and recent members of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, the lower chamber of Parliament.

Belgium · Chambre des représentants

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories347,683

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons282,564

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions522,254

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata336,000

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
André Leysen Close Associate	father	-	-
Thomas Leysen Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium	-	-