Search OpenSanctions

John Sharkey

Politician

John Sharkey 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 Sharkey · John Sharkey, Baron Sharkey · جون شاركي				[sources]
Alias	John Kevin Sharkey, Baron Sharkey · Lord John Sharkey · SHARKEY, John, Lord				[sources]
Birth date	1947-09-24				[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	Sharkey				[sources]
Political association	Liberal Democrats				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q194548				[sources]
Position	member of the House of Lords (2010-)				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

politician (born 1947)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Edward Kevin Sharkey Close Associate	father	-	-
Harriet Alice Sharkey Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Lords	2010-12-20	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,128

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,993

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions553,831

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata355,772

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

For experts: raw data explorer

Factsheet Descriptions Data sources

OpenSanctions is free for non-commercial users. Businesses must acquire a data license to use the dataset.

Use the API License in bulk