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Bernard Clerfayt

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Bernard Clerfayt 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	Bernard Clerfayt · Бернар Клерфе · 贝尔纳·克莱费				[sources]
Birth date	1961-12-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Uccle				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium				[sources]
First name	Bernard				[sources]
Last name	Clerfayt				[sources]
Political association	DéFI				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q822355				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of the French Community (1995-1995) · mayor of Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek (2001-2008) · mayor of Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek (2011-2019) · member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium (2007-2008) · member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium (2010-2014) · 7 more...				[sources]
Education	UCLouvain · licentiate · master's degree				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-14	Last processed	2026-04-22	First seen	2023-07-18

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Belgian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-06

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Georges Clerfayt PEP	child · father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region	2024-06-25	2024-06-25