Politically Exposed Persons Datasets

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A politically exposed person (PEP) is a person that has been entrusted with a prominent public function. PEPs include elected officials and members of government.

This collection contains data about politically exposed persons (PEPs) from multiple sources. We include lists of office-holders both directly from official sources like governments and also from third-party sources that have been aggregated by other organizations.

IMPORTANT: We discourage the use of this collection on its own, as it does not include some relevant information from enrichment sources. Read the FAQ item.

Data overview

Entities:
Total2,062,393
Searchable1,001,567
Targets764,349
Entity types:
People768,881
Positions226,878
Legal entities3,297
Companies2,194
Organizations213
Addresses104
Countries:
269 countries · Show overview...
Coverage:added · frequency: daily
Last processed:2025-10-20 15:27:01 · v. 20251020152701-lqe
Last change:

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File nameExport typeSize
entities.ftm.jsonFollowTheMoney entities918 MB
names.txtTarget names text file28.9 MB
senzing.jsonSenzing entity format663.13 MB
targets.nested.jsonTargets as nested JSON1.29 GB
targets.simple.csvTargets as simplified CSV183.61 MB

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Data sources72

Politically Exposed Persons Datasets is a collection which bundles together entities from 72 data sources. See the source browser for more details...

NameCountryEntities
Argentina Members of ParliamentArgentina258
Armenia Public Officials and AssociatesArmenia8,600
Austria Public OfficialsAustria1,676
Austrian Members of ParliamentAustria1,079
Brazil Politically Exposed PersonsBrazil135,418
Bulgaria Judiciary Asset DeclarationsBulgaria7,010
Canada Members of the House of CommonsCanada382
Canada Members of the SenateCanada101
Cayman Islands Members of ParliamentCaymans81
Cayman Islands Senior Judicial OfficersCaymans46
China National People's Congress on WikipediaGlobal2,932
Colombian Joining the Dots PEPsColombia188
Colombian PEP DeclarationsColombia21,687
Croatia State Registry of Public OfficialsCroatia4,866
Cuba Members of the ParliamentCuba471
Cyprus House of RepresentativesCyprus57
Denmark, Faroe Islands and Greenland PEPsDenmark1,938
Estonia Members of the RiigikoguEstonia102
EU Prominent Public FunctionsEuropean Union1,392
European Commitee of the Regions MembersEuropean Union670
European Parliament MembersEuropean Union932
Every PoliticianGlobal57,897
Foreign Representatives in Canada: Heads of MissionsCanada439
French MayorsFrance68,882
French National AssemblyFrance4,102
French SenatorsFrance897
Georgia Public Official Asset DeclarationsGeorgia24,378
German Legislators from AbgeordnetenWatchGermany2,535
German Members of the BundestagGermany1,829
Hong Kong Legislative Council MembersHong Kong195
Hong Kong Principal OfficialsHong Kong52
Iceland parliamentIceland64
India Lok and Rajya Sabha MembersIndia9,198
Indonesia 2018 Regional Head Election ResultsIndonesia652
Israel Knesset MembersIsrael475
Japanese House of Representatives MembersJapan464
Latvian SaeimaLatvia101
Lithuania Members of the SeimasLithuania142
Lithuania PEPs from the register of private interestsLithuania67,719
Malta Members of ParliamentMalta147
Mexico Chamber of DeputiesMexico501
Mexico GovernorsMexico208
Mexico SenateMexico129
Montenegro declarations of interests by public officialsMontenegro19,372
Netherlands House of RepresentativesNetherlands151
Nigeria Joining the Dots PEPs and PEP RelativesNigeria4,391
Nigerian Politically Exposed Persons data by ChipperNigeria40,806
North Macedonia Elected and Appointed OfficialsNorth Macedonia11,593
PEPs from Chile Interest and Asset DeclarationsChile8,225
Romania FIU Public OfficialsRomania75
Singapore Government DirectorySingapore34,806
Slovakia Public OfficialsSlovakia2,938
Slovenian Political Officials from ZvezoskopSlovenia368
South Africa Municipal LeadershipSouth Africa1,571
South Africa National and Provincial LegislatorsSouth Africa1,965
Spain Mayors and CouncillorsSpain94,526
Spain Members of ParliamentSpain1,395
Swiss Federal AssemblySwitzerland902
Thailand Cabinet of MinistersThailand65
Türkiye Grand National AssemblyTürkiye593
UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,050
Uruguayan Politically Exposed Persons (PEP)Uruguay6,814
US CIA World Factbook Heads of State and GovernmentUnited States868
US CIA World LeadersUnited States11,017
US Legislators by Plural (formerly OpenStates)United States12,532
US Members of the CongressUnited States1,333
US Navy LeadershipUnited States615
US Periodically Listing Updates to Management (PLUM) ReportingUnited States13,832
US State Department Senior OfficialsUnited States452
Venezuela Members of the National AssemblyVenezuela275
Wikidata Persons in Relevant CategoriesGlobal376,045
Wikidata Politically Exposed PersonsGlobal274,381
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