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John Cortes

Politician

John Cortes 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	John Cortes · ג'ון קורטס · جون كورتيس · 约翰·科尔特斯				[sources]
Alias	John Emmanuel Cortes				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Place of birth	Gibraltar				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom · Gibraltar				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	John				[sources]
Last name	Cortes				[sources]
Political association	Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3323220				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Gibraltar (2011-2015) · Member of the Parliament of Gibraltar (2015-) · Minister for the Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change and Education (2011-)				[sources]
Education	Magdalen College				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Gibraltarian politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Parliament of Gibraltar	2015-11-26	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,133

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,213

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions507,300

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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