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Wouter Beke

Politician

Wouter Beke 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	Wouter Beke · Ваутер Беке · Воутер Беке · وتر بيكى · وتر بيكي				[sources]
Alias	Beke Wouter · Ваутер Беке				[sources]
Birth date	1974-08-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Lommel				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Belgium				[sources]
Country	Belgium · European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium				[sources]
Classification	International organization (current) · Local government (past) · National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	wouter.beke@dekamer.be				[sources]
First name	Wouter				[sources]
Last name	Beke				[sources]
Political association	Christian Democratic and Flemish				[sources]
Website	www.wouterbeke.be				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q961911				[sources]
Position	Chamber of Representatives (member, 2014-) · Mayor of Leopoldsburg (2013-2024) · Member of the European Parliament (2024-) · Senator of Belgium (2004-2014) · member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium (2014-2019) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Free University of Brussels · Katholieke Universiteit Leuven · Vrije Universiteit Brussel				[sources]
Source link	www.europarl.europa.eu				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-24	Last processed	2026-02-24	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Flemish politician

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

Relationships

Memberships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams	-	-	-

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

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European Parliament Members934

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,230

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,122

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,644

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,383

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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