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Alf Svensson

Politician

Alf Svensson 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	Alf Svensson · Альф Свенсон · Альф Свенссон · ألف سفينسون · الف سفينسون				[sources]
Other name	Alf · Alf Robert Olof Svensson · Svensson i Gränna · Альф Свенссон · ألف سفينسون				[sources]
Birth date	1938-10-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Götlunda församling				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Sweden				[sources]
Country	European Union · Sweden				[sources]
Citizenship	Sweden				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past) · National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Alf · Olof · Robert				[sources]
Last name	Svensson				[sources]
Website	www.kristdemokraterna.se · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q944795				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (2009-2014) · Minister for International Development Cooperation (1991-1994) · Riksdag (member, 2002-2006) · Riksdag (member, 2006-2009) · member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (2006-2009) · 8 more...				[sources]
Religion	Lutheranism				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Swedish politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Michaela Hollis Politician	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the European Parliament	2009-07-14	2014-06-30

Data sources

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,144

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories363,068

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,777

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata335,609

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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