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Frances Black

PEP · Politician

Frances Black 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	Frances Black · Фрэнсис Блэк · فرانسيس بلاك				[sources]
Birth date	1960-06-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Dublin				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Ireland				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Frances				[sources]
Last name	Black				[sources]
Political association	independent politician				[sources]
Website	www.frances-black.net				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3080811				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	senator of Ireland (2016-2020) · senator of Ireland (2020-2025) · senator of Ireland (2025-)				[sources]
Education	All Hallows College · St Louis High School, Rathmines				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-11	Last processed	2026-04-11	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Irish singer and politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-04-05

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,305

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,377

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata330,656

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,099

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Eoghan Scott Close Associate	child	-	-
Danny O'Reilly Close Associate	nephew · relative	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
senator of Ireland	2025-01-29	-