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Björn von der Esch

Politician

Björn von der Esch 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	Björn von der Esch · بچورن ڤون دير استش				[sources]
Alias	Bjorn von der Esch · Björn · Esch, Björn von der · von der Esch i Vagnhärad				[sources]
Birth date	1930-01-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Germany				[sources]
Death date	2010-03-06				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Sweden				[sources]
Country	Sweden				[sources]
Citizenship	Sweden				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Björn				[sources]
Last name	von der Esch				[sources]
Political association	Moderate Party				[sources]
Website	www.kristdemokraterna.se				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q701382				[sources]
Position	Member of the Committee on the Constitution (1998-2002) · Riksdag (member, 2002-2006) · member of the Swedish Riksdag (1986-1986) · member of the Swedish Riksdag (1991-1994) · member of the Swedish Riksdag (1998-2002) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Uppsala University				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-21	Last processed	2026-02-14	First seen	2026-01-18

Descriptions

Swedish politician (1930-2010)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-21

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Signe von der Esch Close Associate	spouse	-	-
Carl von der Esch Politician	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Riksdag	2002-09-30	2006-10-02

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,649

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata333,870

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions508,488

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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