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Richard Cannings

PEP · Politician

Richard Cannings 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 Cannings · 리처드 캐닝스				[sources]
Birth date	1954-03-31				[sources]
Place of birth	Penticton				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Canada				[sources]
Citizenship	Canada				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Email	Richard.Cannings@parl.gc.ca				[sources]
First name	Richard				[sources]
Last name	Cannings				[sources]
Political association	New Democratic Party				[sources]
Website	richardcannings.ndp.ca · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q21228464				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	House of Commons (member, 2015-) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2015-2019) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2019-2021) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2021-2025)				[sources]
Education	Memorial University of Newfoundland · University of British Columbia				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-11	Last processed	2026-05-19	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Canadian federal politician

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

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories356,989

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons290,346

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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