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Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness

Politician

Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness 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	Jim Wallace · Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness · Tankerness Lordu Jim Wallace · Джим Уоллес · ジム・ウォレス · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Baron James Robert Wallace · Baron James Wallace · Baron Jim Wallace · Baron Wallace · Baron Wallace of Tankerness · 13 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Wallace · 吉姆·華萊士，坦克內斯的華萊士男爵 · 吉姆·華萊士，坦克尼斯的華萊士男爵 · 坦克内斯的华莱士男爵吉姆·华莱士				[sources]
Birth date	1954-08-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Annan				[sources]
Death date	2026-01-29				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Scotland				[sources]
Country	Scotland				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	James · Jim				[sources]
Last name	Wallace				[sources]
Political association	Liberal Democrats · Liberal Party				[sources]
Title	The Right Honourable				[sources]
Website	www.oag.gov.uk				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q333807				[sources]
Position	Advocate General for Scotland (2010-2015) · Cabinet Secretary for Justice (1999-2003) · Deputy First Minister of Scotland (1999-2005) · First Minister of Scotland (2000-2000) · First Minister of Scotland (2001-2001) · 16 more...				[sources]
Education	Annan Academy · Downing College · University of Edinburgh · University of Edinburgh School of Law				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-11	Last processed	2026-02-14	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Scottish politician (1954–2026)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-02-11

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Lords	2007-10-17	2026-01-29

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,126

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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