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Shaun Woodward

Politician

Shaun Woodward 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	Shaun Woodward · شاون ودوارد · شون ودورد · ショーン・ウッドワード · 伍劭恩 · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Ioannes Woodward · Shaun Anthony Woodward · ショーン・ウッドワード · 伍劭恩 · 숀 앤서니 우드워드				[sources]
Birth date	1958-10-26				[sources]
Place of birth	Bristol				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United Kingdom				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Shaun				[sources]
Last name	Woodward				[sources]
Title	The Right Honourable				[sources]
Website	www.shaunwoodward.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q261001				[sources]
Position	House of Commons (member, 2005-2010) · House of Commons (member, 2010-2015) · Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (2007-2010) · Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (2010-2011) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Bristol Grammar School · Harvard University · Jesus College				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-20	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

British politician (born 1958)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Katherine Matilda Rose Woodward Close Associate	child	-	-
Thomas Rory George Woodward Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,144

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,027

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,757

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,705

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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