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Ruth Deech, Baroness Deech

Politician

Ruth Deech, Baroness Deech 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	Baroness Deech Ruth Deech · Ruth Deech · Ruth Deech, Baroness Deech · روث ديتش · 狄慈樂女男爵				[sources]
Alias	Baroness Deech · Dame Ruth Deech · Dame Ruth Lynn Fraenkel, Baroness Deech · Ruth Fraenkel · Ruth Lynn Fraenkel				[sources]
Birth date	1943-04-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Clapham				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Ruth				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q187562				[sources]
Position	Governor of the BBC · member of the House of Lords (2005-)				[sources]
Education	Brandeis University · Christ's Hospital · St Anne's College				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-11	Last processed	2025-12-11	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

British academic, lawyer and bioethicist (born 1943)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
John Stewart Deech Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Lords	2005-10-05	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,564

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,993

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions553,797

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Wikidata355,754

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