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Michael Cullen

Politician

Michael Cullen 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	Michael Cullen · Майкл Каллен · مايكل كولين · マイケル・カレン · 迈克尔·库伦 · 1 more...				[sources]
Other name	Cullen, Michael · Michael John Cullen · Sir Michael Cullen · Sir Michael John Cullen · Майкл Каллен · 5 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1945-02-05				[sources]
Place of birth	London				[sources]
Death date	2021-08-19				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	New Zealand				[sources]
Country	New Zealand				[sources]
Citizenship	New Zealand				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	John · Michael				[sources]
Last name	Cullen				[sources]
Title	Sir				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2622925				[sources]
Position	Attorney-General of New Zealand (2005-2005) · Attorney-General of New Zealand (2006-2008) · Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand (2002-2008) · Member of the New Zealand Parliament · Member of the New Zealand Parliament (1981-1996) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Australian National University · Master of Arts (1967) · University of Canterbury (-1967) · University of Edinburgh				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

New Zealand politician and academic (1945–2021)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-11-21

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Rowena Cullen Close Associate	spouse	1967	1989

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand	2002-08-15	2008-11-19
Member of the New Zealand Parliament	2005-11-07

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Anne Fraser Politician	spouse	-	-

Data sources

Every Politician58,326

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MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,343

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Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata349,729

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions548,881

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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