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John Finnie

Politician

John Finnie 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 Finnie				[sources]
Other name	Iain Finnie · John Bradford Finnie				[sources]
Birth date	1956-12-31				[sources]
Place of birth	Clunes				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Scotland				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom · Scotland				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status) · State government (past)				[sources]
E-Mail	John.Finnie.msp@parliament.scot				[sources]
First name	John				[sources]
Last name	Finnie				[sources]
Website	johnfinnie.scot · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1495635				[sources]
Position	Member of the 4th Scottish Parliament (2011-2012) · Member of the 4th Scottish Parliament (2012-2016) · Member of the 5th Scottish Parliament (2016-2021) · Scottish Parliament (member, 2011-2012) · Scottish Parliament (member, 2011-2016) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Lochaber High School				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-07-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Scottish politician (born 1956)

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Scottish Parliament	2016-05-07	-
Member of the 5th Scottish Parliament	2016-05-05	2021-05-05
Member of the Scottish Parliament	2011-05-06	2012-10-23
Member of the Scottish Parliament	2012-10-23	2016-03-23

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ruth Maguire Politician	child · father	-	-

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories374,124

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Every Politician58,345

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MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata351,213

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions450,030

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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