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Margus Hanson

PEP · Politician

Margus Hanson 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	Margus Hanson · مارجوس هانسون · مارگوس هانسون · 翰森 · 마르구스 한손				[sources]
Alias	翰森				[sources]
Weak alias	马古斯·汉森				[sources]
Birth date	1958-01-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Tartu				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Estonia				[sources]
Citizenship	Estonia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Margus				[sources]
Last name	Hanson				[sources]
Political association	Estonian Reform Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6760839				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Defence (2003-2004) · Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2011-2015) · Riigikogu (member, 2011-2015) · member of the Riigikogu (2004-2006) · member of the Riigikogu (2011-2015)				[sources]
Education	Miina Härma Gymnasium · University of Tartu				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-08	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Estonian politician and economist (born 1958)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-10-02

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