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David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale

Politician

David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale 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	David Wolfson · David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale				[sources]
Other name	Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale · Lord Wolfson of Sunningdale				[sources]
Birth date	1935-11-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Willesden				[sources]
Death date	2021-03-10				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	David				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1177244				[sources]
Position	Downing Street Chief of Staff (1979-1985) · member of the House of Lords (1991-2017)				[sources]
Education	Clifton College · Trinity College				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-21	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

British peer (born 1935)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Andrew D. Wolfson Close Associate	child	-	-
Susan E. Davis Close Associate	spouse	1967	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Lords	1991-03-26	2017-06-13

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Simon Wolfson Politician	child · father	-	-
Patricia Rawlings, Baroness Rawlings Politician	spouse	1962	1967

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,442

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,635

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Wikidata350,313

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