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Lembit Öpik

Politician

Lembit Öpik 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	Lembit Opik · Lembit Öpik · Лембит Эпик · Լեմբիթ Էպիկ · ليمبيت اوپيك · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	Лембит Эпик · Эпик, Лембит · 林位元·奧匹克 · 林比特·奧匹克 · 렘비트 오픽				[sources]
Birth date	1965-03-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Bangor				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United Kingdom				[sources]
Country	Austria · United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Lembit				[sources]
Last name	Öpik				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1055918				[sources]
Position	Chair of Parliament (2018-) · House of Commons (member, 2005-2010) · Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team (2007-2008) · member of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom (1997-2001) · member of the 53rd Parliament of the United Kingdom (2001-2005) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Bristol				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

British politician (born 1965)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Siân Lloyd Close Associate	unmarried partner	-	-
Uuno Öpik Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Chair of Parliament	2018-06-24	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,144

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,040

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,757

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,743

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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