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Les Govender

Politician

Les Govender 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	Les Govender · Poobalan Govender · 莱斯·戈温德				[sources]
Alias	P. Govender · Poobalan Govender				[sources]
Birth date	1954-11-21				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	South Africa				[sources]
Classification	National government (current) · State government (past)				[sources]
E-Mail	lgovender@parliament.gov.za				[sources]
First name	Poobalan				[sources]
Last name	Govender				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q127406389				[sources]
Position	Economic Development and Tourism Committee (Committee Member, -2014) · Economic Development and Tourism Committee (Member, 2019-2024) · Education Committee (Alternate Member, -2014) · Finance Committee (Alternate Member, -2014) · Health Committee (Alternate Member, -2014) · 10 more...				[sources]
Source link	pa.org.za				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-05	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2024-09-04

Descriptions

South African politician (born 1954)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-11-13

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces	2024-07-09	-

Data sources

South Africa National and Provincial Legislators1,824

Current members of the National Assembly, National Council of Provinces, and provincial legislatures and executives in South Africa.

South Africa · PMG · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,133

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions504,399

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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