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Claes Andersson

Politician

Claes Andersson 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	Claes Andersson · Клэс Андерссон · كلايس أندرسون · كلايس اندرسون · کلاس اندرسون				[sources]
Other name	Andersson Claes · Claes Anderson · Claes Johan Rudolf Andersson · Claes-Johan Rudolf Andersson · Клэс Андерссон · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Andersson				[sources]
Birth date	1937-05-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Helsinki				[sources]
Death date	2019-07-24				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Finland				[sources]
Country	Finland				[sources]
Citizenship	Finland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Claes · Claes-Johan Rudolf · Johan · Rudolf				[sources]
Last name	Andersson				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q983641				[sources]
Position	Eduskunta (member, 2007-2008) · Minister of Culture (1995-1998) · member of the Parliament of Finland (1987-1999) · member of the Parliament of Finland (2007-2008) · party leader (1990-1998)				[sources]
Education	University of Helsinki · licentiate of Medicine (1962)				[sources]
Ethnicity	Swedish-speaking population of Finland				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Finland Swedish psychiatrist, author, musician and politician (1937-2019)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Henrika Andersson Close Associate	child	-	-
Ville Andersson Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Eduskunta	2007-03-21	2008-09-09

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