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Brian Leveson

Judge · Politician

Brian Leveson 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	Brian Leveson · בריאן לוונסון · بريان ليڤيسون · ブライアン・レブソン · 布萊恩·萊維森				[sources]
Alias	Justice Leveson · Lord Justice Leveson · Sir Brian Henry Leveson				[sources]
Birth date	1949-06-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Liverpool				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Brian				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16136680				[sources]
Position	Investigatory Powers Commissioner (2019-) · Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom				[sources]
Education	Liverpool College · Merton College				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-10	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2025-05-13

Descriptions

Judge in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and head of the Sentencing Council

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-05-14

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Investigatory Powers Commissioner	2019-10	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,133

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,230

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions504,399

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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