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Andris Šķēle

Politician

Andris Šķēle 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	Andris Skele · Andris Šķēle · Андрис Шкеле · Андрыс Шкелэ · Андріс Шкеле · 3 more...				[sources]
Other name	Andris Sķēle · Andris Škele · Andris Škėlė · Andris Šķēle · Андрыс Шкелэ · 5 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Šķēle · Шкеле				[sources]
Birth date	1958-01-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Ape				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Latvia				[sources]
Country	Latvia				[sources]
Citizenship	Latvia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Andris				[sources]
Last name	Skele · Šķēle				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q511905				[sources]
Position	Prime Minister of Latvia (1995-1997) · Prime Minister of Latvia (1999-2000) · Saeima (member, 2010-2011) · deputy of Saeima (2010-2011)				[sources]
Education	Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Latvian politician and claimed oligarch

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-02-19

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Kristiāna Lībane-Šķēle Politician	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Prime Minister	1995-12-21	1997-08-06

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,228

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,645

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,256

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata334,043

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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