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Helena Guergis

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Helena Guergis 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	Helena Guergis · Хелена Джоэрджис · هيلينا جويرجيس · 郭姬絲				[sources]
Alias	Джоэрджис, Хелена				[sources]
Weak alias	Guergis				[sources]
Birth date	1969-02-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Barrie				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Citizenship	Canada				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Helena				[sources]
Last name	Guergis				[sources]
Political association	Conservative Party of Canada · independent politician				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2086479				[sources]
Position	Minister for Women, Gender Equality and Youth (2010-2010) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2004-2006) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2006-2008) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2008-2010) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2010-2011)				[sources]
Education	University of Alberta				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-01	Last processed	2026-04-01	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Canadian politician, businessperson

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,227

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,542

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Wikidata328,010

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Commons of Canada	-	-
Minister for Women, Gender Equality and Youth	2010-10-30

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Rahim Jaffer PEP	spouse	-	-