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Doug Hoyle, Baron Hoyle

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Doug Hoyle, Baron Hoyle 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	Doug Hoyle · Doug Hoyle, Baron Hoyle · Даг Хойл, барон Хойл · דאג הויל · دوج هويل · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	Eric Douglas Harvey Hoyle, Baron Hoyle · Хойл, Даг				[sources]
Birth date	1926-02-17 · 1930-02-17				[sources]
Place of birth	Coppull				[sources]
Death date	2024-04-06				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Doug · Eric				[sources]
Last name	Hoyle				[sources]
Political association	Labour Party				[sources]
Title	The Right Honourable				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q279314				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party (1992-1997) · Lord-in-waiting (1997-1999) · member of the 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1974-1979) · member of the 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1981-1983) · member of the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1983-1987) · 3 more...				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-23	Last processed	2026-04-23	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

British politician and peer (1926–2024)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-04-17

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Leah Ellen Harvey Close Associate	mother	-	-
William Hoyle Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Lords	1997-05-14	2023-07-25

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Lindsay Hoyle PEP	child · father	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,688

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Wikidata330,978

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