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Michael McDowell

Politician

Michael McDowell 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	Michael McDowell · Μάικλ ΜακΝτάουελ · Майкл Макдауэлл · マイケル・マクダウェル · 마이클 맥다월				[sources]
Alias	Mícheál Mac Dubhghaill · Майкл Макдауэлл				[sources]
Birth date	1951-05-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Ranelagh				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Ireland				[sources]
Country	Ireland				[sources]
Citizenship	Ireland				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Michael				[sources]
Last name	McDowell				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1928579				[sources]
Position	Attorney General of Ireland · Dáil Éireann (member, 2002-2007) · Leader of the Progressive Democrats · Minister for Justice (Ireland) · Teachta Dála · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Gonzaga College · University College Dublin				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Irish politician and lawyer

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,582

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,793

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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