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Henk Bleker

PEP · Politician

Henk Bleker 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	Henk Bleker · Хенк Блекер · هينك بليكر				[sources]
Alias	H. Bleker				[sources]
Birth date	1953-07-26				[sources]
Place of birth	Onstwedde				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Netherlands				[sources]
First name	Henk				[sources]
Political association	Christian Democratic Appeal				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q558472				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation (2010-2012) · member of the Provincial Executive of Groningen (1999-2009)				[sources]
Education	University of Groningen · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-11	Last processed	2026-04-22	First seen	2025-10-30

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Dutch former politician and jurist

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-01

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