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Arnold Vaatz

Politician

Arnold Vaatz 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	Arnold Vaatz · Арнольд Фаатц · ارنولد ڤاتز · アルノルト・ヴァーツ				[sources]
Other name	Arnold Eugen Hugo Vaatz · Vaatz, Arnold · アルノルト・ヴァーツ				[sources]
Weak alias	Vaatz				[sources]
Birth date	1955-08-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Weida				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	East Germany · Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Arnold				[sources]
Last name	Vaatz				[sources]
Political association	CDU				[sources]
Website	www.arnold-vaatz-mdb.de				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q696432				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2005-2009) · Bundestag (member, 2009-2013) · Bundestag (member, 2013-2017) · Bundestag (member, 2017-) · Member of the Landtag of Saxony (1990-1994) · 8 more...				[sources]
Education	Diplom · Diplom-Mathematiker, Staatsminister a. D. · TUD Dresden University of Technology (1976-1981)				[sources]
Religion	Protestant church · ohne Angaben				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German politician

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

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the German Bundestag	2013-10-22	2017-10-24

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories358,632

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Germany Members of the Bundestag1,829

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Germany · German Bundestag

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata351,727

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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