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Ed Groot

PEP · Politician

Ed Groot 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	Ed Groot				[sources]
Alias	V.A. Groot · Vincentius Aloysius Groot				[sources]
Birth date	1957-12-26				[sources]
Place of birth	Grootebroek				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Netherlands				[sources]
Citizenship	Netherlands				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Ed				[sources]
Last name	Groot				[sources]
Political association	Labour Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q617677				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Tweede Kamer (member, 2012-2017) · member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2010-2017)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-22	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Dutch former politician, journalist, columnist and civil servant

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-03-09

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Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,466

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,740

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata331,011

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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