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Hugh Gaffney

Politician

Hugh Gaffney 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	Hugh Gaffney · هيو غافني				[sources]
Other name	Gaffney, Hugh · Hugh Lawrence Gaffney				[sources]
Birth date	1963-08-10				[sources]
Place of birth	Uddingston				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United Kingdom				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	hugh.gaffney.mp@parliament.uk				[sources]
First name	Hugh				[sources]
Last name	Gaffney				[sources]
Phone	+442072191655				[sources]
Website	twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q30164379				[sources]
Position	House of Commons (member, 2017-) · member of the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2017-2019)				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Scottish politician (born 1963)

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,534

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories377,257

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata350,491

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,192

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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