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José Ignacio Wert

Politician

José Ignacio Wert 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	José Ignacio Wert · José Ignacio Wert Ortega · Хосе Ігнасіо Верт · Хосе Игнасио Верт · خوزه ایگناسیو ورت · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	Ignacio Wert · Ignacio Wert Ortega · Jose Ignacio Wert · Jose Ignacio Wert Ortega · Верт Ортега · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1950-02-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Madrid				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Spain				[sources]
Citizenship	Spain				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	José Ignacio				[sources]
Last name	Ortega · Wert				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q705911				[sources]
Position	Madrid municipal councillor (1983-1986) · Member of the Congress of Deputies (1986-1987) · Minister of Education, Culture and Sport (2011-2015) · permanent representative of Spain to the OECD (2015-2018)				[sources]
Education	Colegio Santa María del Pilar · Complutense University of Madrid				[sources]
Last change	2025-11-02	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Spanish politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Montserrat Gomendio Politician	unmarried partner	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Education, Culture and Sport	2011-12-22	2015-06-26

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Edurne Uriarte Politician	unmarried partner	-	-

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,743

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