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Matt Western

PEP · Politician

Matt Western 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	Matt Western · 馬特·衛士頓				[sources]
Alias	Matthew Raymond Western · Western, Matt				[sources]
Birth date	1962-11				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	matt.western.mp@parliament.uk				[sources]
First name	Matt				[sources]
Last name	Western				[sources]
Phone	+442072192051				[sources]
Political association	Labour Party				[sources]
Website	www.mattwestern.org · facebook.com · mattwestern.org · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q30164376				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	House of Commons (member, 2017-) · member of the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2017-2019) · member of the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2019-2024) · member of the 59th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2024-)				[sources]
Education	University of Bristol				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-12	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

British politician (born 1962)

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons278,393

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories345,356

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,466

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions519,826

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata331,764

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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