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John Mason

Politician

John Mason 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	John Mason · Джон Мэйсон · جون ماسون				[sources]
Other name	Iain Mason · John Fingland Mason · Джон Мэйсон · جون ماسون				[sources]
Birth date	1957-05-15 · 1957-07-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Rutherglen				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United Kingdom · Scotland				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom · Scotland				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	John.Mason.msp@parliament.scot				[sources]
First name	John				[sources]
Last name	Mason				[sources]
Website	www.john-mason.org · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1700987				[sources]
Position	House of Commons (member, 2005-2010) · Member of the 4th Scottish Parliament (2011-2016) · Member of the 5th Scottish Parliament (2016-2021) · Member of the 6th Scottish Parliament (2021-) · Scottish Parliament (member, 2011-2016) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Hutchesons' Grammar School · University of Glasgow				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Scottish politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Scottish Parliament	2016-05-07	-
Member of the House of Commons	2008-07-25

Data sources

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories379,505

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,493

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata336,846

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,839

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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