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John Patten, Baron Patten

Politician

John Patten, Baron Patten 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 Patten · John Patten, Baron Patten				[sources]
Other name	John Haggitt Charles Patten · John Haggitt Charles Patten, Baron Patten				[sources]
Birth date	1945-07-17				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	John				[sources]
Last name	Patten				[sources]
Title	The Right Honourable				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q175162				[sources]
Position	Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom · Secretary of State for Education (1992-1994) · Secretary of State for the Environment (1985-1987) · Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (1987-1992) · member of the 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1979-1983) · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	Sidney Sussex College · Wimbledon College				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

British politician (born 1945)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Louise Alexandra Virginia Rowe Close Associate	spouse	1978	-
Mary-Claire Patten Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,381

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,045

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,240

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata349,800

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