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Bjørn Kalsø

Politician

Bjørn Kalsø 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	Bjørn Kalsø				[sources]
Birth date	1966-03-23				[sources]
Place of birth	Syðradalur				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Faroe Islands				[sources]
Country	Faroe Islands				[sources]
Citizenship	Denmark				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Bjørn				[sources]
Last name	Kalsø				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q599944				[sources]
Position	Løgting (member, 2008-2011) · Løgting (member, 2011-2015) · Løgting (member, 2015-) · Member of the Løgting (2008-2019) · Minister of Culture (2011-2015) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Føroya Læraraskúli				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Faroese politician, teacher and carpenter

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

Relationships

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories361,763

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,139

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,576

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata335,470

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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