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Richard Arkless

Politician

Richard Arkless 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	Richard Arkless · ريتشارد اركليس · 里察·亞克力斯				[sources]
Alias	Richard Lambert Thomas Arkless · 里察·亞克力斯				[sources]
Birth date	1975-07-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Stranraer				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United Kingdom				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Richard				[sources]
Last name	Arkless				[sources]
Political association	Scottish National Party				[sources]
Website	facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q19882263				[sources]
Position	House of Commons (member, 2015-2017) · member of the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2015-2017)				[sources]
Education	Glasgow Caledonian University · Stranraer Academy · University of Strathclyde				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Scottish politician (born 1975)

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories371,616

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,927

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata354,130

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions553,448

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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