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László Tőkés

Politician

László Tőkés 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	Laszlo Tokes · László Tőkés · Nacrt:László Tőkés · Tőkés László · Λάσλο Τόκες · 8 more...				[sources]
Other name	Ladislau Tökés · Laszlo Tökes · Lazslo Tokes · László Tökes · László Tökés · 9 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Tokes · Tökes · Tőkés · テーケーシュ・ラースロー · トゥーケーシュ・ラースロー				[sources]
Birth date	1952-04-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Cluj-Napoca				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Hungary · Romania				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past)				[sources]
First name	László				[sources]
Last name	Tőkés				[sources]
Website	tokeslaszlo.ro				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q535922				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (2007-2009) · Member of the European Parliament (2009-2014) · Member of the European Parliament (2014-2019) · Vice President of the European Parliament (2010-2012) · bishop				[sources]
Education	Protestant Theological Institute of Cluj (1971-1975)				[sources]
Religion	Reformed Christianity				[sources]
Last change	2025-09-15	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Romanian politician and bishop of Hungarian nationality

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-06-25

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
István Tőkés Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Vice President of the European Parliament	2010-01-01	2012-01-01
Member of the European Parliament	2009-07-14

Data sources

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