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Vidar Bjørnstad

PEP · Politician

Vidar Bjørnstad 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	Vidar Bjørnstad · ڤيدار بچورنستاد				[sources]
Alias	Bjørnstad, Vidar · Vidar Bjornstad				[sources]
Birth date	1955-09-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Tolga Municipality				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Norway				[sources]
Citizenship	Norway				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Vidar				[sources]
Last name	Bjørnstad				[sources]
Political association	Norwegian Labour Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5578358				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2005-2009) · Storting (member, 2005-2009) · member of the Parliament of Norway (1993-1997) · member of the Parliament of Norway (1997-2001) · member of the Parliament of Norway (2001-2005) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	George Washington University · University of Oslo				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-01	Last processed	2026-04-21	First seen	2019-05-21

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Norwegian politician

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

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