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Kurt Biedenkopf

Politician

Kurt Biedenkopf 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	Kurt Biedenkopf · Курт Биденкопф · كورت بيدنكوف · كورت بيدينكوبف · کورت بایدنکوپف · 3 more...				[sources]
Alias	Kurt Hans Biedenkopf · Kurt Hans Biedenkopf-Kellmann · كورت هانز بيدينكوبف				[sources]
Weak alias	クルト・H・ビーデンコプフ · 库尔特·比登科普夫				[sources]
Birth date	1930-01-28				[sources]
Place of birth	Ludwigshafen				[sources]
Death date	2021-08-12				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Hans · Kurt				[sources]
Last name	Biedenkopf				[sources]
Political association	Christian Democratic Union				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q64176				[sources]
Position	Minister-President of Saxony (1990-2002) · President of the Bundesrat of Germany (1999-2000) · Secretary General of the CDU (1973-1977) · member of the German Bundestag (1976-1980) · member of the German Bundestag (1987-1990) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Davidson College (1949-1950) · Georgetown University · Goethe University Frankfurt (-1958) · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-16	Last processed	2026-01-16	First seen	2026-01-15

Descriptions

German politician (1930–2021)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-15

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ingrid Biedenkopf Close Associate	spouse	1979	-
Wilhelm Biedenkopf Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia	-	-

Data sources

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions540,372

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