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Tom Berendsen

PEP · Politician

Tom Berendsen 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	Tom Berendsen · Том Берендсен · 汤姆·贝伦德森				[sources]
Alias	T.B.W. Berendsen				[sources]
Birth date	1983-04-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Breda				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Netherlands				[sources]
Classification	International organization (unknown status) · National government (current)				[sources]
First name	B. · Tom · W.				[sources]
Last name	Berendsen				[sources]
Political association	Christian Democratic Appeal				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q64399772				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (2019-) · Member of the European Parliament (2024-2026) · Minister of Foreign Affairs				[sources]
Education	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2008-2008) · Tilburg University (2002-2009)				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-08	Last processed	2026-04-08	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Dutch politician (born 1983)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-08

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the European Parliament	2024-07-16	2026-02-22

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories341,348

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders10,933

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United States · CIA

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,626

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,442

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata329,992

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: eu-meps-197778 · us-cia-netherlands-tom-berendsen-minister-of-foreign-affairs

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