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James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas

Politician

James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas 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	James Douglas-Hamilton · James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas · James Douglas-Hamilton, Selkirk 11. grófja · Lord Selkirk of Douglas · Гамильтон, Джеймс, 11-й граф Селкирк и барон Селкирк из Дугласа · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton · James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas · James Douglas-Hamilton · James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas · James Douglas-Hamilton, Douglas Selkirk bárója · 3 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	ジェームズ・ダグラス・ハミルトン · ジェームズ・ダグラス＝ハミルトン · 詹姆斯·道格拉斯·漢密爾頓				[sources]
Birth date	1942-07-31				[sources]
Place of birth	South Lanarkshire				[sources]
Death date	2023-11-28				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Scotland				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom · Scotland				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Alexander · James				[sources]
Last name	Douglas-Hamilton				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q333795				[sources]
Position	Member of the 1st Scottish Parliament (1999-2003) · Member of the 2nd Scottish Parliament (2003-2007) · Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom · Scottish Parliament (member, 2003-2007) · member of the 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1974-1979) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Balliol College · Eton College · University of Edinburgh				[sources]
Religion	Presbyterianism				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-30	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

British politician (1942–2023)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-11-30

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Charles Douglas Douglas-Hamilton Close Associate	child	-	-
Andrew Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Earl of Selkirk Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Scottish Parliament	2003-05-01	2007-04-02
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,168

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Wikidata353,743

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,763

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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