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Richard Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton

Politician

Richard Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton 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	Richard Wilson · Richard Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton				[sources]
Alias	Richard Thomas James Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton				[sources]
Birth date	1942-10-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Glamorgan				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Richard				[sources]
Last name	Wilson				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1310059				[sources]
Position	Cabinet Secretary (1998-2002) · Permanent Secretary to the Home Office (1994-1997) · member of the House of Lords (2002-)				[sources]
Education	Clare College · Radley College				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-11	Last processed	2025-12-11	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

British civil servant and crossbench peer (born 1942)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Frieda Bell Finlay Close Associate	mother	-	-
Richard Ridley Wilson Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Lords	2002-11-18	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,564

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,993

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions553,797

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata355,754

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