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Karsten Hansen

PEP · Politician

Karsten Hansen 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	Karsten Hansen				[sources]
Birth date	1944-08-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Søldarfjørður				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	Faroe Islands				[sources]
Citizenship	Denmark · Faroe Islands				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Karsten				[sources]
Last name	Hansen				[sources]
Political association	Centre Party · Republic				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q657419				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Finance Minister of the Faroe Islands (1998-2003) · Finance Minister of the Faroe Islands (2008-2008) · Løgting (member, 2004-2008) · Løgting (member, 2008-2011)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-05	Last processed	2026-04-05	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Faroese politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,823

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories342,077

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,554

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions502,256

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata329,941

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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