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Joe Comartin

Diplomat · PEP · Politician

Joe Comartin 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	Joe Comartin · چو كومارتين · ジョー・コマーティン · 乔·克马尔廷				[sources]
Alias	COMARTIN, Joe, B.A., LL.B. · Joe, B.A., LL.B. COMARTIN · Joseph John Comartin · 乔·克马尔廷 · 喬·克馬爾廷				[sources]
Birth date	1947-12-26				[sources]
Place of birth	Lakeshore				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	Canada				[sources]
Citizenship	Canada				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Joe · Joe, B.A., LL.B. · John · Joseph				[sources]
Last name	Comartin				[sources]
Political association	New Democratic Party				[sources]
Website	www.joecomartin.ca · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3180028				[sources]
Position	Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons (2012-2015) · House of Commons (member, 2011-2015) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2000-2004) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2004-2006) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2006-2008) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Windsor Faculty of Law (-1971)				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Canadian politician

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

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,898

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,554

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata327,612

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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