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Dennis Dawson

PEP · Politician

Dennis Dawson 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	Dennis Dawson · دنيس دوسن				[sources]
Alias	Dawson, Dennis · دينيس داوسون				[sources]
Birth date	1949-09-28				[sources]
Place of birth	Quebec City				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Canada				[sources]
Citizenship	Canada				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	dennis.dawson@sen.parl.gc.ca				[sources]
First name	Dennis				[sources]
Last name	Dawson				[sources]
Phone	+16139953978				[sources]
Political association	Liberal Party of Canada · Senate Liberal Caucus				[sources]
Website	twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3023150				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Senate (member, 2015-) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (1977-1979) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (1979-1980) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (1980-1984) · member of the Senate of Canada (2005-2006) · 4 more...				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-05-19	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Canadian politician

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

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,922

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons291,120

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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