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Gunnar Karlson

Military · PEP

Gunnar Karlson 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	Gunnar Karlson · Гуннар Карлсон				[sources]
Alias	Gunnar Åke Karlson · Гунар Карлсон · Гунар Карлссон · Гуннар Карлссон				[sources]
Birth date	1958-04-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Karlskrona				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	Sweden				[sources]
Citizenship	Sweden				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Gunnar · Åke				[sources]
Last name	Karlson				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5901012				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Chief of the Military Intelligence and Security Service (2012-2019) · regiment commander (2003-2005)				[sources]
Education	Swedish Armed Forces Interpreter School · Swedish National Military College				[sources]
Source link	www.regeringen.se				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-02	Last processed	2026-04-02	First seen	2025-04-02

Descriptions

Swedish Army officer

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-04-02

Relationships

Data sources

Sweden State-Owned Enterprises Leadership433

Leadership positions in Swedish state-owned enterprises, including board chairs, board members, and CEOs.

Sweden · Regeringskansliet

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,202

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,414

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata327,964

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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