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:
Total2,040,420
Searchable992,066
Targets755,718
Entity types:
People760,004
Positions226,292
Legal entities3,270
Companies2,182
Organizations214
Addresses104
Countries:
269 countries · Show overview...
Coverage:added · frequency: daily
Last processed:2025-09-26 15:27:01 · v. 20250926152701-jkb
Last change:

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File nameExport typeSize
entities.ftm.jsonFollowTheMoney entities907.13 MB
names.txtTarget names text file28.63 MB
senzing.jsonSenzing entity format655.83 MB
targets.nested.jsonTargets as nested JSON1.26 GB
targets.simple.csvTargets as simplified CSV181.35 MB

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Data sources62

Politically Exposed Persons Datasets is a collection which bundles together entities from 62 data sources. See the source browser for more details...

NameCountryEntities
Argentina Members of ParliamentArgentina258
Armenia Public Officials and AssociatesArmenia8,600
Austria Public OfficialsAustria1,679
Brazil Politically Exposed PersonsBrazil135,448
Bulgaria Judiciary Asset DeclarationsBulgaria7,010
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 DeclarationsColombia21,807
Croatia State Registry of Public OfficialsCroatia4,889
Cuba Members of the ParliamentCuba471
Denmark, Faroe Islands and Greenland PEPsDenmark1,909
Estonia Members of the RiigikoguEstonia102
EU Prominent Public FunctionsEuropean Union1,392
European Commitee of the Regions MembersEuropean Union667
European Parliament MembersEuropean Union934
Every Politician58,326
French MayorsFrance68,879
French National AssemblyFrance4,072
French SenatorsFrance896
Georgia Public Official Asset DeclarationsGeorgia24,600
German Legislators from AbgeordnetenWatchGermany2,536
Hong Kong Legislative Council MembersHong Kong195
Hong Kong Principal OfficialsHong Kong52
Iceland parliamentIceland64
Indonesia 2018 Regional Head Election ResultsIndonesia652
Israel Knesset MembersIsrael475
Latvian SaeimaLatvia101
Lithuania Members of the SeimasLithuania142
Lithuania PEPs from the register of private interestsLithuania67,719
Mexico Chamber of DeputiesMexico501
Mexico GovernorsMexico208
Mexico SenateMexico129
Montenegro declarations of interests by public officialsMontenegro19,352
Netherlands House of RepresentativesNetherlands151
Nigeria Joining the Dots PEPs and PEP RelativesNigeria4,395
Nigerian Politically Exposed Persons data by ChipperNigeria40,806
North Macedonia Elected and Appointed OfficialsNorth Macedonia11,574
PEPs from Chile Interest and Asset DeclarationsChile8,192
Romania FIU Public OfficialsRomania75
Singapore Government DirectorySingapore34,713
Slovakia Public OfficialsSlovakia2,938
Slovenian Political Officials from ZvezoskopSlovenia368
South Africa Municipal LeadershipSouth Africa1,565
South Africa National and Provincial LegislatorsSouth Africa1,963
Spain Mayors and CouncillorsSpain94,540
Spain Members of ParliamentSpain1,384
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 States871
US CIA World LeadersUnited States11,019
US Legislators by Plural (formerly OpenStates)United States12,566
US Members of the CongressUnited States1,257
US Navy LeadershipUnited States601
US Periodically Listing Updates to Management (PLUM) ReportingUnited States14,152
US State Department Senior OfficialsUnited States449
Venezuela Members of the National AssemblyVenezuela275
Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,784
Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,099
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