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Björn Bjarnason

Politician

Björn Bjarnason 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	Bjorn Bjarnason · Björn Bjarnason · ביורן ביארנאסון · بچورن بچارناسون · ビョルン・ビャルナソン				[sources]
Other name	Björn Bjarnason · ביורן ביארנאסון · ビョルン・ビャルナソン				[sources]
Birth date	1944-11-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Reykjavík				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Iceland				[sources]
Country	Iceland				[sources]
Citizenship	Iceland				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Björn				[sources]
Last name	Bjarnason				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q879568				[sources]
Position	Alþingi (member, 2003-2007) · Alþingi (member, 2007-2009) · Member of the 2007-2009 Parliament of Iceland (2007-2009) · Member of the Althing · Minister of Education (1995-2002) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Iceland				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

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Icelandic politician

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

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Every Politician58,326

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,784

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Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,084

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Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,336

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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