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Robert Syms

PEP · Politician

Robert Syms 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	Robert Syms · روبيرت سيمس · রবার্ট সিমস · ロバート・シムズ · 羅伯特·西姆 · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Robert Andrew Raymond Syms · Sir Robert Andrew Raymond Syms · Sir Robert Syms · Syms, Sir Robert · ロバート・シムズ · 2 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1956-08-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Chippenham				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	symsmp.office@parliament.uk · symsr@pooleconservatives.org				[sources]
First name	Robert				[sources]
Last name	Syms				[sources]
Phone	+442072194601				[sources]
Political association	Conservative Party				[sources]
Website	www.robertsymsmp.com · twitter.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q306250				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Assistant Government Whip (2012-2013) · House of Commons (member, 2005-2010) · House of Commons (member, 2010-2015) · House of Commons (member, 2015-2017) · House of Commons (member, 2017-) · 8 more...				[sources]
Education	Collegiate School				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-21	Last processed	2026-04-22	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

British politician (born 1956)

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,496

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,512

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,481

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata330,787

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,544

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-45e9b82d-1955-44d7-b0b2-f8e081e7d5c8

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