Our standard dataset contains 257 entities connected with Northern Ireland. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.
We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Northern Ireland. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.
We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Northern Ireland.
Our database contains 229 entities identified as PEPs connected with Northern Ireland.
National government positions | Number of known occupants | ||
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National legislative branch | Current | Ended | Status unclear |
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly | - | 218 | 11 |
Subnational government positions | Number of known occupants | ||
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Subnational legislative branch | Current | Ended | Status unclear |
Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly | - | 1 | - |
We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).
If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.
Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...