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Geoffrey Filkin, Baron Filkin

PEP · Politician

Geoffrey Filkin, Baron Filkin 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	Geoffrey Filkin · Geoffrey Filkin, Baron Filkin · جيوفرى فيلكين · ジェフリー・フィルキン · 필킨 남작 제프리 필킨				[sources]
Alias	David Geoffrey Nigel Filkin, Baron Filkin · 데이비드 제프리 나이절 필킨				[sources]
Birth date	1944-07-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Birmingham				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	France · United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Geoffrey				[sources]
Political association	Labour Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q186770				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Lord-in-waiting (2001-2002) · member of the House of Lords (1999-)				[sources]
Education	Clare College				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-19	Last processed	2026-04-22	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

British Baron (born 1944)

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,688

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,669

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Victoria Filkin Close Associate	child	-	-
Donald Geoffrey Filkin Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Lords	1999-07-29	-