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Iain Wright

Politician

Iain Wright 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	Iain Wright · Иэн Райт · لاين رايت · イアン・ライト · 伊恩·赖特				[sources]
Other name	Iain David Wright · Иэн Райт · لاين رايت · イアン・ライト · 伊恩·萊特				[sources]
Birth date	1972-05-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Hartlepool				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United Kingdom				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Iain				[sources]
Last name	Wright				[sources]
Website	twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q260618				[sources]
Position	House of Commons (member, 2005-2010) · House of Commons (member, 2010-2015) · House of Commons (member, 2015-2017) · member of the 53rd Parliament of the United Kingdom (2004-2005) · member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2005-2010) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	University College London				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

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British politician (born 1972)

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

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