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Dennis Canavan

Politician

Dennis Canavan 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	Dennis Canavan · Деннис Канаван · دنيس كانافان · دينيس كاناڤان				[sources]
Alias	Dennis Andrew Canavan · Деннис Канаван · Канаван, Деннис				[sources]
Birth date	1942-08-08				[sources]
Place of birth	Cowdenbeath				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Scotland				[sources]
Country	Scotland				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Dennis				[sources]
Last name	Canavan				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1189028				[sources]
Position	Member of the 1st Scottish Parliament · Member of the 2nd Scottish Parliament · Scottish Parliament (member, 2003-2007) · member of the 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom · member of the 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	St Andrew's College, Drygrange · University of Edinburgh				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

British politician (born 1942)

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

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Scottish Parliament	2003-05-01	2007-04-02

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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