Wolfgang Clement
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Wolfgang Clement was a German politician who served as Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia and later as Federal Minister of Economics and Labour.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wolfgang Clement canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7284294 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wolfgang Clement Context triple: [Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, hasRecipient, Wolfgang Clement]
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A.
Georg Scholz
Georg Scholz was a German painter associated with the New Objectivity movement, known for his socially critical, realist depictions of Weimar-era society.
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B.
Walter Scheel
Walter Scheel was a German liberal politician who served as Foreign Minister and later President of West Germany, playing a key role in the country's Ostpolitik and détente with Eastern Europe.
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C.
Norbert Blüm
Norbert Blüm was a prominent German Christian Democratic Union politician and long-serving federal labor minister, best known for his advocacy of the welfare state and the slogan “Die Rente ist sicher” (“Pensions are safe”).
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D.
Carl von Schirach
Carl von Schirach was a German theatre director and nobleman who served as an intendant in Weimar and was the father of Nazi youth leader Baldur von Schirach.
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E.
Siegfried Kohl
Siegfried Kohl is an individual notable for bearing the German surname "Kohl," which is associated with several prominent figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wolfgang Clement Target entity description: Wolfgang Clement was a German politician who served as Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia and later as Federal Minister of Economics and Labour.
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A.
Georg Scholz
Georg Scholz was a German painter associated with the New Objectivity movement, known for his socially critical, realist depictions of Weimar-era society.
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B.
Walter Scheel
Walter Scheel was a German liberal politician who served as Foreign Minister and later President of West Germany, playing a key role in the country's Ostpolitik and détente with Eastern Europe.
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C.
Norbert Blüm
Norbert Blüm was a prominent German Christian Democratic Union politician and long-serving federal labor minister, best known for his advocacy of the welfare state and the slogan “Die Rente ist sicher” (“Pensions are safe”).
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D.
Carl von Schirach
Carl von Schirach was a German theatre director and nobleman who served as an intendant in Weimar and was the father of Nazi youth leader Baldur von Schirach.
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E.
Siegfried Kohl
Siegfried Kohl is an individual notable for bearing the German surname "Kohl," which is associated with several prominent figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German politician
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
NERFINISHED
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Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-07-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-09-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Bonn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Clement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economic policy
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labor market policy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Wolfgang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Ministerpräsident a. D. ⓘ |
| knownFor | Agenda 2010 reforms support ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Federal Cabinet of Germany
NERFINISHED
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North Rhine-Westphalia state government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Social Democratic Party of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Wolfgang Clement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableWork | economic and labor market reforms in Germany ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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lawyer ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
2002-11-06
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2005-11-22 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
1998-05-27
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2002-10-22 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody |
Bundesrat of Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bochum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bonn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | centrist social democracy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Federal Minister of Economics and Labour of Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Peer Steinbrück NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces | Johannes Rau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Bonn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Brigitte Clement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs | editor ⓘ |
| workedFor | Westfälische Rundschau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wolfgang Clement Description of subject: Wolfgang Clement was a German politician who served as Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia and later as Federal Minister of Economics and Labour.
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