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James A. Leach

Politician

James A. Leach 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	James A. Leach · Jim Leach · Джим Лич · جيم ليتش · 吉姆·里奇				[sources]
Other name	James A. Leach · James Albert Smith Leach · Jim A. Leach · Leach, James · جيم ليتش · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1942-10-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Davenport				[sources]
Death date	2024-12-11				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	James · Jim				[sources]
Last name	Leach				[sources]
Website	www.house.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1689138				[sources]
Position	Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (2009-2013) · Foreign Service officer (1968-1969) · House of Representatives (member, 2005-2007) · delegate (1971-1972) · member of the United States House of Representatives (1977-1979) · 14 more...				[sources]
Education	Davenport Central High School · Johns Hopkins University (-1966) · London School of Economics and Political Science (1966-1968) · Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies · Princeton University (-1964)				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-11-12	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician (1942-2024)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-12-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2005-01-06	2007-01-03
United States representative	2005

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