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Bernd Riexinger

Politician

Bernd Riexinger 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	Bernd Riexinger · Бернд Риксингер · بيرند ريكسنجر · ベルント・リークシンガー · 贝尔恩德·里克辛尔				[sources]
Alias	Bernd Karl Riexinger · Bernhardus Riexinger · Бернд Риксингер · ベルント・リークシンガー · 貝爾恩德·里克辛爾 · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	贝恩德·里克辛格				[sources]
Birth date	1955-10-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Leonberg				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Bernd · Karl				[sources]
Last name	Riexinger				[sources]
Political association	DIE LINKE. · Die Linke · Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative				[sources]
Website	www.bernd-riexinger.de				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q69346				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2017-) · member of the German Bundestag (2017-2021) · member of the German Bundestag (2021-) · party leader (2012-2021)				[sources]
Education	Bankkaufmann, Gewerkschaftssekretär				[sources]
Religion	konfessionslos				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German politician and trade union official

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-01-05

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the German Bundestag	2021-10-26	2025-03-25

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,107

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Germany Members of the Bundestag1,825

Current and recent Members of the German Federal Parliament; mostly teachers and lawyers

Germany · German Bundestag

Every Politician57,736

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,128

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata355,246

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions553,484

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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