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John Sewel, Baron Sewel

Politician

John Sewel, Baron Sewel 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 Sewel · John Sewel, Baron Sewel · جون سيويل · ジョン・スーウェル				[sources]
Other name	Baron Sewel · John Buttifant Sewel, Baron Sewel				[sources]
Weak alias	CBE				[sources]
Birth date	1946-01-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Bradford				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	John				[sources]
Last name	Sewel				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q194730				[sources]
Position	member of the House of Lords (1996-2015)				[sources]
Education	Durham University · Swansea University · University of Aberdeen				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2023-09-27

Descriptions

British academic and Baron (born 1946)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Leonard Buttifant Sewel Close Associate	father	-	-
Leonora Mary Harding Close Associate	spouse	1987	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Lords	1996-01-10	2015-07-30

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,381

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,045

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,240

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Wikidata349,800

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