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Simon Crean

Politician

Simon Crean 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	Simon Crean · סיימון קרין · سيمون كراين · サイモン・クリーン · 西蒙·克林				[sources]
Other name	Crean, Simon · Simon Findlay Crean · סיימון קרין · サイモン・クリーン · 西蒙·克林 · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1949-02-26				[sources]
Place of birth	Melbourne				[sources]
Death date	2023-06-25				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Australia				[sources]
Country	Australia				[sources]
Citizenship	Australia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Simon				[sources]
Last name	Crean				[sources]
Website	www.simoncrean.net · www.simoncrean.net				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1400580				[sources]
Position	Australian Minister for Agriculture (1991-1993) · House of Representatives (member, 2004-2007) · House of Representatives (member, 2007-2010) · House of Representatives (member, 2010-2013) · Minister for Education (2010-2010) · 7 more...				[sources]
Education	Melbourne High School · Monash University Faculty of Business and Economics · Monash University Faculty of Law				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Australian politician (1949-2023)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-06-13

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
David Crean Politician	sibling	-	-
فرانك كرين Politician	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister for Trade and Tourism	2007-12-03	2010-06-28
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations	2010-06-28

Data sources

Every Politician58,326

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MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,110

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Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata349,174

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,038

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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