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John Maples, Baron Maples

Politician

John Maples, Baron Maples 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 Maples · John Maples, Baron Maples · جون ماپليس · ジョン・メイプル · 梅普爾斯男爵約翰·梅普爾斯 · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Baron Maples · John Cradock Maples · John Maples, Baron Maples · ジョン・メイプル · 梅普爾斯男爵約翰·梅普爾斯 · 2 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	约翰·梅普尔斯				[sources]
Birth date	1943-04-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Fareham				[sources]
Death date	2012-06-09				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United Kingdom				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	John				[sources]
Last name	Maples				[sources]
Political association	Conservative Party				[sources]
Title	The Right Honourable				[sources]
Website	www.johnmaplesmp.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q333007				[sources]
Position	Economic Secretary to the Treasury (1989-1992) · House of Commons (member, 2005-2010) · Shadow Foreign Secretary (1999-2000) · Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (1998-1999) · Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (1997-1998) · 6 more...				[sources]
Education	Downing College · Harvard Business School · Harvard University · Marlborough College				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-21	Last processed	2026-02-03	First seen	2026-01-18

Descriptions

British politician and Member of Parliament (1943-2012)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-21

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Rose Maples Close Associate	child	-	-
Jane Corbin Close Associate	spouse	1986-12

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the House of Commons	2005-05-05	-

Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,649

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions472,667

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,842

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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