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Maria Berger

Judge · PEP · Politician

Maria Berger 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	Maria Berger · Марія Бергер · ماريا بيرجر · ماريا بيرغر · 마리아 베르거				[sources]
Alias	Maria-Margarethe Berger				[sources]
Birth date	1956-08-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Perg				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Austria				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past) · National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Maria				[sources]
Last name	Berger				[sources]
Political association	Social Democratic Party of Austria				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q84526				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Federal Minister of Justice (2007-2008) · Judge of the European Court of Justice (2009-2019) · Member of the European Parliament (1996-1999) · Member of the European Parliament (1999-2004) · Member of the European Parliament (2004-2007)				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-16	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Austrian politician and judge

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,755

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,648

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