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René Aust

Politician

René Aust 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	René Aust · Рене Ауст				[sources]
Alias	René Philip Aust				[sources]
Birth date	1987-04-24				[sources]
Place of birth	Lüdinghausen				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	International organization (current) · International organization (unknown status) · State government (past)				[sources]
First name	René				[sources]
Last name	Aust				[sources]
Political association	Alternative for Germany · Social Democratic Party of Germany				[sources]
Website	www.reneaust.eu				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q73624220				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (2024-) · deputy chairperson (2017-2019) · member of the Landtag of Thuringia (2019-2024)				[sources]
Education	Master of Science (2016) · University of Giessen (2005-2016)				[sources]
Source link	www.europarl.europa.eu				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-16	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

German politician (born 1987)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-07

Relationships

Memberships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
Alternative für Deutschland	-	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the European Parliament	-	-
Member of the European Parliament

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,230

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,133

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Wikidata333,870

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