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Michael Gahler

Politician · Counter-sanctioned entity

Michael Gahler is subject to counter-sanctions. Counter-sanctions are designations imposed by countries with weak democratic institutions. They are often punitive responses to foreign sanctions, or can be used to suppress domestic political opposition. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Michael Gahler · Міхаель Ґалер · مايكل جاهلير · 麦克尔·凯勒				[sources]
Other name	盖勒				[sources]
Birth date	1960-04-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Frankfurt				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany · European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	International organization (current)				[sources]
First name	Michael				[sources]
Last name	Gahler				[sources]
Website	www.michael-gahler.eu				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q85537				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (1999-1999) · Member of the European Parliament (1999-2004) · Member of the European Parliament (2004-2009) · Member of the European Parliament (2009-2014) · Member of the European Parliament (2014-2019) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Friedrich-Dessauer-Gymnasium, Frankfurt				[sources]
Source link	www.europarl.europa.eu				[sources]
Last change	2025-08-12	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

MEP, EPP

— China Sanctions Research non-official source, 2024-03-08

German diplomat and politician (born 1960)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-08-12

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
-	Ministry of Foreign Affairs		2021-03-22	-

Memberships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)	-	-	-
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the European Parliament	2024-07-16	2029-01-01

Data sources

China Sanctions Research217

Individuals and organisations targeted by the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, Counter-Measures List and the Unreliable Entities List (UEL).

OpenSanctions · non-official source

European Parliament Members934

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European Union · EP

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,112

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Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,911

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Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions546,282

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata349,366

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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