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Bill Wiggin

PEP · Politician

Bill Wiggin 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	Bill Wiggin · بيل ويجين · بيل ويغين · বিল উইগিন · ビル・ウィギン · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	Sir William David Wiggin · Wiggin, Bill · William David Wiggin · William Wiggin · بيل ويغين · 4 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1966-06-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Westminster				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	bill.wiggin.mp@parliament.uk				[sources]
First name	Bill · William				[sources]
Last name	Wiggin				[sources]
Phone	+442072198175				[sources]
Political association	Conservative Party				[sources]
Website	www.billwiggin.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q265900				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Assistant Government Whip (2010-2012) · House of Commons (member, 2005-2010) · House of Commons (member, 2010-2015) · House of Commons (member, 2015-2017) · House of Commons (member, 2017-) · 7 more...				[sources]
Education	Bangor University · Eton College				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-26	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

British politician

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

Relationships

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons278,406

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,748

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,466

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata331,031

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions507,035

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Toby Wiggin Close Associate	child	-	-
Milly Chilvers Close Associate	spouse	1999

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the House of Commons	2005-05-05	-
member of the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom	2017-06-08