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Shawn Richards

PEP · Politician

Shawn Richards 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	Richards, Shawn · Shawn Richards · شون ريتشاردز · 肖恩·理查德斯				[sources]
Alias	Shawn Kenneth Richards · Shawn Richards · شون ريتشاردز				[sources]
Birth date	1972-12-08				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	Saint Kitts and Nevis				[sources]
Citizenship	Saint Kitts and Nevis · United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Shawn				[sources]
Last name	Richards				[sources]
Political association	People's Action Movement				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16214148				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis (2020-) · Minister of Public Infrastructure (2020-2022) · National Assembly (member, 2004-2010) · National Assembly (member, 2010-2015) · National Assembly (member, 2015-)				[sources]
Education	Cleveland State University · University of the Virgin Islands				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Saint Kitts and Nevis politician

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

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Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,554

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,397

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,456

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata327,979

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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