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Allen B. West

Politician

Allen B. West 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	Allen B. West · Allen West · Аллен Вест · Аллен Уэст · אלן וסט · 6 more...				[sources]
Other name	Allen Bernard West · Allen West · West, Allen · Аллен Вест · Аллен Уэст · 5 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1961-02-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Atlanta				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Allen				[sources]
Last name	West				[sources]
Middle name	B.				[sources]
Title	Mr.				[sources]
Website	west.house.gov · theoldschoolpatriot.com · west4texas.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2095615				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2011-2013) · member of the United States House of Representatives (2011-2013)				[sources]
Education	Kansas State University (-1986) · Midtown High School (-1979) · United States Army Command and General Staff College · University of Tennessee (-1983)				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-11-12	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician & military officer (born 1961)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-02-24

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2011	2013
United States representative	2011-01-06

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