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Bjarne Håkon Hanssen

Politician

Bjarne Håkon Hanssen 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	Bjarne Håkon Hanssen · Бьярне Хокон Ханссен · بچارن هوكون هانسين				[sources]
Other name	Bjarne Hakon Hanssen · Bjarne Håkon Hansen · Hanssen, Bjarne Håkon				[sources]
Birth date	1962-11-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Bangsund				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Norway				[sources]
Country	Norway				[sources]
Citizenship	Norway				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Bjarne · Bjarne Håkon				[sources]
Last name	Hanssen				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q879359				[sources]
Position	Minister of Agriculture and Food (2000-2001) · Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion (2005-2008) · Norwegian Minister of Health and Care Services (2008-2009) · Storting (member, 2005-2009) · county mayor of Nord-Trøndelag (1995-1997) · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	Levanger lærerhøgskole				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2019-05-21

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Norwegian politician

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

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,375

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Every Politician57,897

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,089

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata349,947

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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