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Laurenz Meyer

Politician

Laurenz Meyer 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	Laurenz Meyer · Лауренц Мейер · لاورينتس ماير · 라우렌츠 마이어				[sources]
Other name	Donatus Laurenz Karl Meyer · Laurentius Meyer · Meyer! · Лауренц Мейер				[sources]
Birth date	1948-02-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Salzkotten · Salzkotten / Kreis Büren				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Laurenz				[sources]
Last name	Meyer				[sources]
Political association	CDU				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q96971				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2005-2009) · Secretary General of the CDU (2000-2004) · member of the German Bundestag (2002-2005) · member of the German Bundestag (2005-2009) · member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia				[sources]
Education	Diplom-Volkswirt · University of Münster				[sources]
Religion	römisch-katholisch				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

German politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia	-	-
Member of the Bundestag	-	-

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Every Politician57,893

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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