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Phil Willis, Baron Willis of Knaresborough

Politician

Phil Willis, Baron Willis of Knaresborough 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	Phil Willis · Phil Willis, Baron Willis of Knaresborough · فيل ويليس · 菲爾·威利斯				[sources]
Other name	George Phil Willis · George Philip Willis, Baron Willis of Knaresborough · Phil Willis, Baron Willis of Knaresborough · Phil Wills · Philippus Willis · 2 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Willis				[sources]
Birth date	1941-11-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Burnley				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United Kingdom				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	George · Phil				[sources]
Last name	Willis				[sources]
Title	The Right Honourable				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q333020				[sources]
Position	House of Commons (member, 2005-2010) · member of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom (1997-2001) · member of the 53rd Parliament of the United Kingdom (2001-2005) · member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2005-2010) · member of the House of Lords (2010-)				[sources]
Education	Burnley Grammar School · Leeds Beckett University · University of Birmingham				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

British politician (born 1941)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Heather Elizabeth Sellars Close Associate	spouse	1974	-
George Willis Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom	2005-05-05	2010-04-12

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,785

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Every Politician58,326

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,099

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,419

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata350,129

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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