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Paul Smit

Politician

Paul Smit 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	Paul Smit · Smit Paul Albertus · باول سميت				[sources]
Alias	Paul Albertus Smit · Paul Smit · بول سميت				[sources]
Birth date	1953-03-23				[sources]
Place of birth	Otavi				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Namibia				[sources]
Country	Namibia				[sources]
Citizenship	Namibia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Paul				[sources]
Last name	Smit				[sources]
Political association	Democratic Turnhalle Alliance				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7153647				[sources]
Position	Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry of Namibia (2004-2005) · National Assembly (member, 2005-2010)				[sources]
Education	University of the Free State				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-19	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Namibian politician

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

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly	2005-03-20	-

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,649

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,137

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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