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Franz Josef Jung

Politician

Franz Josef Jung 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	Franz Josef Jung · Франц Йозеф Юнг · פרנץ יוזף יונג · فرانس جوزف يونج · فرانس جوزف يونغ · 4 more...				[sources]
Other name	Franciscus Iosephus Jung · Franz Josef Friedrich Jung · Franz Jung · Franz-Josef Jung · Jung, Franz Josef · 8 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	弗朗茨·约瑟夫·容				[sources]
Birth date	1949-03-05				[sources]
Place of birth	Erbach · Erbach / Rheingau				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Franz · Franz Josef · Josef				[sources]
Last name	Jung				[sources]
Political association	CDU				[sources]
Website	www.franz-josef-jung.de · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q57505				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2005-2009) · Bundestag (member, 2009-2013) · Bundestag (member, 2013-2017) · Federal Minister of Defence (-2009) · Federal Minister of Defence (2005-2009) · 7 more...				[sources]
Education	Doctor of Laws · Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (1970-1974) · Rechtsanwalt und Notar, Bundesminister a. D.				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church · katholisch				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	2009-10-28	2009-11-30

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,025

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Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,361

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Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician58,326

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MySociety · non-official source

German Members of the Bundestag1,829

Current and recent Members of the German Federal Parliament; mostly teachers and lawyers

Germany · German Bundestag

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Wikidata349,826

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,410

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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