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Dirk Niebel

Politician

Dirk Niebel 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	Dirk Niebel · Дирк Нибель · Дірк Нібель · ديرك نيبيل · ディルク・ニーベル · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	Dirk-Ekkehard Niebel · Niebel, Dirk · Theodericus Niebel · Дірк Нібель · Нибель, Дирк · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Niebel				[sources]
Birth date	1963-03-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Hamburg				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Dirk				[sources]
Last name	Niebel				[sources]
Political association	FDP				[sources]
Website	www.dirk-niebel.de				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q63415				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2005-2009) · Bundestag (member, 2009-2013) · Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development (2009-2013) · Secretary General of the Free Democratic Party (2005-2009) · lay judge (1993-1996) · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	Bundesminister, Dipl.-Verwaltungswirt (FH), Arbeitsvermittler · Diplom-Verwaltungswirt · Fachhochschule des Bundes für öffentliche Verwaltung · Luftlande-/Lufttransportschule · Schule für Feldjäger und Stabsdienst der Bundeswehr				[sources]
Religion	ohne Angaben				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German politician (FDP)

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the German Bundestag	2009-10-27	2013-10-22

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,143

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,018

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Germany Members of the Bundestag1,827

Current and recent Members of the German Federal Parliament; mostly teachers and lawyers

Germany · German Bundestag

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Wikidata353,694

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,621

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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