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Thomas Opa

Politician

Thomas Opa 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	Thomas Opa				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Papua New Guinea				[sources]
Citizenship	Papua New Guinea				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Thomas				[sources]
Last name	Opa				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q131410363				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea (2022-) · Minister for Energy (2024-) · Minister for Finance & Implementation				[sources]
Education	Central Queensland University · Port Moresby National High School · Tokarara Secondary School · Wardstrip Demonstration Primary School				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2024-12-10

Descriptions

Papua New Guinean politician, Member of the Parliament, Minister for Energy

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-12-11

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea	2022-01-01	-
Minister for Finance & Implementation	-

Data sources

US CIA World Leaders11,042

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United States · CIA

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,839

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,928

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,743

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata334,036

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-papua-new-guinea-thomas-opa-minister-for-energy · us-cia-papua-new-guinea-thomas-opa-minister-for-finance-implementation

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