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Steve Bannon

Person of interest · Politician · Counter-sanctioned entity

Steve Bannon is subject to counter-sanctions. Counter-sanctions are designations imposed by countries with weak democratic institutions. They are often punitive responses to foreign sanctions, or can be used to suppress domestic political opposition. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Stephen Bannon · Stephen K. Bannon · Steve Bannon · Στηβ Μπάνον · Стив Банън · 11 more...				[sources]
Alias	Stephen K. Bannon · Stephen Kevin "Steve" Bannon · Stephen Kevin Bannon · Steven Bannon · Στήβεν Κέβιν Μπάνον · 5 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Bannon				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Place of birth	Norfolk				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
First name	Kevin · Stephen · Steve				[sources]
Last name	Bannon				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16146870				[sources]
Position	Counselor to the President · White House Chief Strategist				[sources]
Education	Benedictine High School · Harvard Business School · Harvard University · Virginia Tech · Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies · 1 more...				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-02	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Former White House Chief Strategist

— China Sanctions Research non-official source, 2024-03-08

American media executive & political strategist (born 1953)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
China	Ministry of Foreign Affairs		2021-01-20	-

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Cathleen Houff Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
US Presidential Advisor	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,585

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

China Sanctions Research218

Individuals and organisations targeted by the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, Counter-Measures List and the Unreliable Entities List (UEL).

China · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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Wikidata357,112

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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