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James Browne

Politician

James Browne 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	James Browne · جيمس براون · জেমস ব্রাউন				[sources]
Alias	Browne, James · جيمس براون				[sources]
Birth date	1975-10-15 · 1975-11-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Enniscorthy				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Ireland				[sources]
Country	Ireland				[sources]
Citizenship	Ireland				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	James				[sources]
Last name	Browne				[sources]
Website	twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q23006311				[sources]
Position	Dáil Éireann (member, 2016-) · Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage · Minister of State at the Department of Justice · Teachta Dála				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Irish politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Teachta Dála	2024-11-29	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
John Browne Politician	child · father	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,581

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,135

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions515,984

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata386,966

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-095ce455-3f48-4f65-b17a-aca0164506d9 · us-cia-ireland-james-browne-minister-for-housing-local-government-and-heritage

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