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Christian Lindner

Politician

Christian Lindner 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	Christian Lindner · Κρίστιαν Λίντνερ · Кристиан Линднер · Кристијан Линднер · Крысціян Лінднер · 7 more...				[sources]
Alias	Christian Wolfgang Lindner · Christianus Lindner · Lindner, Christian · Кристиан Линднер · Кристијан Линднер · 10 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	克里斯蒂安·沃尔夫冈·林德纳 · 林德纳，克里斯蒂安				[sources]
Birth date	1979-01-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Wuppertal				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Christian				[sources]
Last name	Lindner				[sources]
Political association	FDP				[sources]
Website	www.christian-lindner.de · facebook.com · twitter.com · www.christian-lindner.de				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q85806				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2009-2012) · Bundestag (member, 2017-) · Chairperson of the Free Democratic Party of Germany · Federal Minister of Finance · Secretary General of the Free Democratic Party · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	Politikwissenschaftler · University of Bonn				[sources]
Religion	konfessionslos				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German politician, former Federal Minister of Finance

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-03-09

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Martina Hessling Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the German Bundestag	2009-10-27	2012-07-09
member of the German Bundestag	2021-10-26

Data sources

Germany Members of the Bundestag1,827

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

Germany · German Bundestag

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,547

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,782

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata386,574

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions516,228

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-eaa830ed-4ccc-4b38-aadc-63ba2a8c6086 · de-btg-mdb-11004097 · us-cia-germany-christian-lindner-minister-of-finance

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