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Melissa Depraetere

PEP · Politician

Melissa Depraetere 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	Melissa Depraetere · Мелісса Депретере · 梅利莎·德普拉特勒				[sources]
Birth date	1992-05-12				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	France · Netherlands				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium				[sources]
Classification	State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Melissa				[sources]
Last name	Depraetere				[sources]
Political association	Vooruit				[sources]
Website	www.melissadepraetere.be				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q65177149				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Flemish Minister of Energy (2024-) · Flemish Minister of Tourism (2024-) · Flemish minister of housing (2024-) · member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-14	Last processed	2026-04-22	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Belgian politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,730

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,688

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,955

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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