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Rudolf Scharping

Politician

Rudolf Scharping 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	Rudolf Scharping · Рудолф Шарпинг · Рудольф Шарпинг · Рудольф Шарпінг · رودلف شارپینگ · 5 more...				[sources]
Other name	Rudolf Albert Scharping · Rudolphus Scharping · Scharping · Рудолф Шарпинг · Рудольф Шарпинг · 5 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Scharping · ルドルフ・シャルピング				[sources]
Birth date	1947-12-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Niederelbert				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Rudolf				[sources]
Last name	Scharping				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q61321				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2002-2005) · Federal Minister of Defence (1998-2002) · Member of Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate · Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate (1991-1994) · President of the Party of European Socialists · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Bonn				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Susanne Scharping Close Associate	child	-	-
Kristina Gräfin Pilati Close Associate	spouse	2009-04	2016-06

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate	-	-

Data sources

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Every Politician58,326

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,095

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata349,406

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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