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Klaus Uwe Benneter

Politician

Klaus Uwe Benneter 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	Klaus Uwe Benneter · Клаус Уве Бенетер / Klaus Uve Beneter · Клаус Уве Беннетер · קלאוס אואה בנטר · كلاوس بينيتر · 3 more...				[sources]
Alias	Benneter! · Klaus Uwe Benneter · Nicolaus Uwe Benneter · Беннетер, Клаус Уве · Клаус Уве Беннетер · 2 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1947-03-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Karlsruhe				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Klaus · Klaus Uwe				[sources]
Last name	Benneter				[sources]
Political association	SPD				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q76289				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2005-2009) · Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin · Secretary General of the SPD (2004-2005) · member of the German Bundestag (2002-2005) · member of the German Bundestag (2005-2009)				[sources]
Education	Freie Universität Berlin · Rechtsanwalt und Notar				[sources]
Religion	evangelisch				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-11	Last processed	2025-12-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the German Bundestag	2005-10-18	2009-10-27

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,793

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories371,554

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Germany Members of the Bundestag1,827

Current and recent Members of the German Federal Parliament; mostly teachers and lawyers

Germany · German Bundestag

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,680

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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