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Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk

PEP · Politician

Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk 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	Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk · Лігія Крааг-Кетельдайк · ليجيا كراج كيتل ديك				[sources]
Alias	Lygia Irene Louis Kraag-Keteldijk · Lygia Louise Irene Kraag-Keteldijk				[sources]
Weak alias	Keteldijk · Kraag-Keteldijk				[sources]
Birth date	1941-06-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Paramaribo				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Citizenship	Suriname				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Lygia				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q58149				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Foreign Affairs (2005-2010)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-03	Last processed	2026-04-03	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Surinamese politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories341,406

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons273,471

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,505

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata329,999

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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