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Geertrui Windels

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Geertrui Windels 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	Geertrui Windels				[sources]
Alias	Geertrui Van Rompuy-Windels				[sources]
Birth date	1953-10-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Kortrijk				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium				[sources]
Classification	State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Geertrui				[sources]
Last name	Windels				[sources]
Political association	Christian Democratic and Flemish				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q59544332				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	commons.wikimedia.org				[sources]
Position	alderman (2013-2017) · council member (2013-2017) · provincial council member				[sources]
Education	Ghent University				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-11	Last processed	2026-04-11	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

politica from Belgium

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,823

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories342,077

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Wikidata329,941

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Yolande Callens Close Associate	mother	-	-
Albert Windels Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
provincial council member	-	-