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Arthur König

PEP · Politician

Arthur König 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	Arthur Konig · Arthur König · König Arthur · Артур Кёниг · ارثر كونيج				[sources]
Alias	Arthur Koenig · Кёниг, Артур				[sources]
Birth date	1950-12-08				[sources]
Place of birth	Gardelegen				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	East Germany · Germany				[sources]
Classification	State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Arthur				[sources]
Last name	König				[sources]
Political association	Christian Democratic Union · Christian Democratic Union (GDR)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q710244				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	arz.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Mayor of Greifswald (2001-2015) · mayor · member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern				[sources]
Education	University of Greifswald				[sources]
Last change	2026-05-14	Last processed	2026-05-14	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

German politician (CDU), MdL (born 1950)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-10-15

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