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Richard Best, Baron Best

Politician

Richard Best, Baron Best 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 Best · Richard Best, Baron Best · রিচার্ড বেস্ট, ব্যারন বেস্ট				[sources]
Alias	Richard Stuart Best, Baron Best				[sources]
Birth date	1945-06-22				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Richard				[sources]
Last name	Best				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2149085				[sources]
Position	member of the House of Lords (2001-)				[sources]
Education	Shrewsbury School · University of Nottingham				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-11	Last processed	2025-12-11	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

British peer (born 1945)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Lucy Best Close Associate	child	-	-
Peter Best Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Lords	2001-06-04	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,107

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,128

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions553,831

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