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Dick Taverne

Politician

Dick Taverne 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	Dick Taverne · Dick Taverne, Baron Taverne · ديك تاڤيرن · ディック・タヴァーン · 迪克·塔文				[sources]
Alias	Lord Taverne				[sources]
Birth date	1928-10-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Sumatra				[sources]
Death date	2025-10-25				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	European Union · United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom · Netherlands				[sources]
Classification	International organization (unknown status) · National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Dick				[sources]
Last name	Taverne				[sources]
Title	The Right Honourable				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q333706				[sources]
Position	Financial Secretary to the Treasury · Member of the European Parliament · Minister of State for Treasury · Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe · Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department · 7 more...				[sources]
Education	Balliol College · Charterhouse School				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

English barrister; Liberal Democrat life peer (1928-2025)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-10-29

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Janice Hennessey Close Associate	spouse	-	-
Suzanna Taverne Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the European Parliament	-	-
member of the House of Lords	1996-02-05	2025-03-07

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions516,108

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