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John Michels

PEP · Politician

John Michels 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	John Michels				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	South Africa				[sources]
Citizenship	South Africa				[sources]
Classification	State government (current)				[sources]
Email	john.michels@wcpp.gov.za				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q137299474				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of Provincial Parliament of Western Cape (2025-) · National Coloured Congress (Member) · Western Cape Provincial Legislature (Member, 2025-)				[sources]
Source link	pa.org.za				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-16	First seen	2025-11-05

Descriptions

South African politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-12-21

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,755

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

South Africa National and Provincial Legislators1,815

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 Categories339,680

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions499,578

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata327,382

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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