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Gil Paterson

Politician

Gil Paterson 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	Gil Paterson · جيل باترسون				[sources]
Other name	Gilbert Martin Paterson				[sources]
Birth date	1942-11-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Glasgow				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Scotland				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom · Scotland				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status) · State government (past)				[sources]
E-Mail	Gil.Paterson.msp@parliament.scot				[sources]
First name	Gil				[sources]
Last name	Paterson				[sources]
Website	twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q200615				[sources]
Position	Member of the 1st Scottish Parliament (1999-2003) · Member of the 3rd Scottish Parliament (2007-2011) · Member of the 4th Scottish Parliament (2011-2016) · Member of the 5th Scottish Parliament (2016-2021) · Scottish Parliament (member, 2007-2011) · 2 more...				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

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Scottish politician (born 1942)

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

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