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Alexander Burnett

Politician

Alexander Burnett 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	Alexander Burnett · الكسندر بيرنت				[sources]
Alias	Alexander Burnett of Leys · Alexander James Amherst Burnett of Leys · Alexander James Amherst Burnett of Leys, younger				[sources]
Birth date	1973-07-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Banchory				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Scotland				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom · Scotland				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	Alexander.Burnett.msp@parliament.scot				[sources]
First name	Alexander · Amherst · James				[sources]
Last name	Burnett				[sources]
Website	www.alexanderburnett.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q24034422				[sources]
Position	Member of the 5th Scottish Parliament (2016-2021) · Member of the 6th Scottish Parliament (2021-) · Scottish Parliament (member, 2016-)				[sources]
Education	Eton College · Newcastle University				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Scottish politician (born 1973)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
James Burnett of Leys Close Associate	father	-	-
Fiona Phillips Close Associate	mother	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 6th Scottish Parliament	2021-05-06	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,065

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,144

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,388

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,755

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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