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Sylvester Turner

Politician

Sylvester Turner 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	Sylvester Turner · Сильвестр Тёрнер · Сільвестр Цёрнер · סילבסטר טרנר · سيلفستر تورنر · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Тёрнер, Сильвестр				[sources]
Birth date	1954-09-27				[sources]
Place of birth	Houston				[sources]
Death date	2025-03-05				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	Local government (past) · National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Sylvester				[sources]
Last name	Turner				[sources]
Title	Mr.				[sources]
Website	www.sylvesterturner.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16751186				[sources]
Position	Mayor of Houston (2016-2024) · member of the Texas House of Representatives (1989-2019) · member of the United States House of Representatives (2025-2025)				[sources]
Education	Harvard Law School (-1980) · Klein High School (-1973) · University of Houston (-1977)				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2024-03-26

Descriptions

American attorney, politician (1954–2025)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-03-17

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2025	2025
Mayor of Houston	2016-01-02

Data sources

US Members of the Congress1,334

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,156

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