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Karita Bekkemellem

Politician

Karita Bekkemellem 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	Karita Bekkemellem · كاريتا بيكيميليم · 카리타 베케멜렘				[sources]
Alias	Bekkemellem, Karita · Karita Bekkemellem Orheim				[sources]
Weak alias	Bekkemellem				[sources]
Birth date	1965-01-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Lillehammer				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Norway				[sources]
Country	Norway				[sources]
Citizenship	Norway				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Karita				[sources]
Last name	Bekkemellem				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q543818				[sources]
Position	Minister of Children and Families (2000-2001) · Minister of Children and Families (2005-2007) · Storting (member, 2005-2009) · member of the Parliament of Norway (1989-1993) · member of the Parliament of Norway (1993-1997) · 3 more...				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Norwegian business leader and politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,033

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,151

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,442

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,726

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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