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Walter Riester

Politician

Walter Riester 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	Walter Riester · Вальтер Ристер · والتر ريستر · ヴァルター・リースター · 발터 리스터				[sources]
Other name	Gualterius Riester · Riester! · Ристер, Вальтер · ヴァルター・リースター				[sources]
Weak alias	Ристер				[sources]
Birth date	1943-09-27				[sources]
Place of birth	Kaufbeuren				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Walter				[sources]
Last name	Riester				[sources]
Political association	SPD				[sources]
Website	www.walter-riester.de				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q65527				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2002-2005) · Bundestag (member, 2005-2009) · Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2003-2010) · chairperson (1988-1993) · member of the German Bundestag (2002-2005) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	European Academy of Work · Fliesenleger, Bundesminister a. D.				[sources]
Religion	konfessionslos				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-14	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German trade unionist and politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the German Bundestag	2002-10-17	2005-10-18
member of the German Bundestag	2005-10-18

Data sources

German Members of the Bundestag1,926

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Germany · German Bundestag

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata349,418

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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