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Jurgen LIGI

Politician

Jurgen LIGI 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	Jurgen LIGI · Jürgen Ligi · Юрген Лиги · Юрген Лігі · يورغن ليجي · 5 more...				[sources]
Other name	Лиги, Юрген · ユルゲン・リギ				[sources]
Birth date	1959-07-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Tartu				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Estonia				[sources]
Country	Estonia				[sources]
Citizenship	Estonia · Soviet Union				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
E-Mail	jyrgen.ligi@riigikogu.ee				[sources]
First name	Jürgen				[sources]
Last name	Ligi				[sources]
Phone	+3726316688				[sources]
Website	facebook.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q983831				[sources]
Position	Minister of Defence (2005-2007) · Minister of Education and Research (2015-2016) · Minister of Finance · Minister of Finance (2009-2014) · Minister of Finance (2024-) · 16 more...				[sources]
Education	Estonian Business School · Miina Härma Gymnasium · University of Tartu				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Estonian politician (born 1959)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-09-27

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Kristjan Moora Close Associate	cousin · relative	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Riigikogu	2014-11-04	2015-03-23
member of the Riigikogu	2019-04-04

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,045

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,388

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders11,017

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United States · CIA

Every Politician57,897

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata349,800

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions548,807

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-estonia-jurgen-ligi-minister-of-finance · evpo-508adc11-672e-401d-bf60-7912e9ebf6fc

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