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Hans Eichel

Politician

Hans Eichel 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	Hans Eichel · Ганс Айхель · Ханс Ајхел / Hans Ajhel · הנס אייכל · هانز أيشيل · 5 more...				[sources]
Alias	Eichel! · Hans Eichel · Ioannes Eichel · Айхель, Ганс · Айхель, Ганс Карл Генріх · 6 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Eichel				[sources]
Birth date	1941-12-24				[sources]
Place of birth	Kassel				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Hans				[sources]
Last name	Eichel				[sources]
Political association	SPD				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q62180				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2005-2009) · Federal Minister of Finance · Minister-President of Hesse · President of the Bundesrat of Germany · lord mayor · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	Bundesminister a. D. · Freie Universität Berlin · University of Marburg · Wilhelmsgymnasium Kassel				[sources]
Religion	evangelisch				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Bundestag	-	-
member of the German Bundestag	2005-10-18	2009-10-27

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Germany · German Bundestag

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Wikidata386,636

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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