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Martin Linton

Politician

Martin Linton 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	Martin Linton · مارتن لينتون				[sources]
Alias	John Martin Linton · Martinus Linton · مارتن لينتون				[sources]
Birth date	1944-08-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Stockholm				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United Kingdom				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Martin				[sources]
Last name	Linton				[sources]
Political association	Labour Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1245634				[sources]
Position	House of Commons (member, 2005-2010) · member of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom (1997-2001) · member of the 53rd Parliament of the United Kingdom (2001-2005) · member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2005-2010)				[sources]
Education	Christ's Hospital · Pembroke College				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-19	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

British politician (born 1944)

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

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom	2005-05-05	2010-04-12

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons270,885

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,649

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