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Philip Barton

Diplomat · PEP

Philip Barton 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	Philip Barton · فيليب بارتون · 菲臘·巴頓				[sources]
Alias	Philip Robert Barton · Sir Philip Robert Barton				[sources]
Birth date	1963-08-18				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Philip				[sources]
Last name	Barton				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16897829				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Governor of Gibraltar (2006-2006) · High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to India (2020-2020) · High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Pakistan (2014-2016) · Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (2020-2024)				[sources]
Education	London School of Economics and Political Science · University of Warwick				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-15	Last processed	2026-04-15	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

British diplomat

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,170

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,191

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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