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Merv Tweed

PEP · Politician

Merv Tweed 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	Merv Tweed · Mervin C. Tweed · مرو تويد · ميرڤ تويد				[sources]
Alias	Mervin C. Tweed · Mervin C., B.G.S. TWEED · TWEED, Mervin C., B.G.S.				[sources]
Birth date	1955-08-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Brenda				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Canada				[sources]
Citizenship	Canada				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	C. · Mervin · Mervin C., B.G.S.				[sources]
Last name	Tweed				[sources]
Political association	Conservative Party of Canada				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3306669				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	House of Commons (member, 2011-2013) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2004-2006) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2006-2008) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2008-2011) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2011-2013)				[sources]
Education	Brandon University				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Canadian politician

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

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,466

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories345,356

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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