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Paul Van Tigchelt

Politician

Paul Van Tigchelt 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 Van Tigchelt · Пауль ван Тигхельт · Пол Ван Тігчелт · 保罗·范蒂赫尔特				[sources]
Other name	Поль ван Тигхельт				[sources]
Birth date	1973-11-13				[sources]
Place of birth	Turnhout				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Belgium				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Paul				[sources]
Last name	Van Tigchelt				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q75842741				[sources]
Position	Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium (2023-2025) · Minister of Justice of Belgium (2023-2025) · member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium (2024-)				[sources]
Education	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2023-10-24

Descriptions

Belgian Politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-02-17

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium	2023-10-22	2025-02-03

Data sources

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Source data IDs: us-cia-belgium-paul-van-tigchelt-minister-of-justice-the-north-sea · us-cia-belgium-paul-van-tigchelt-deputy-prime-minister

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