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John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham

PEP · Politician

John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham 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 Wakeham · John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham · جون واكيهام · ジョン・ウェイカム · 韋瀚男爵約翰·韋瀚				[sources]
Weak alias	Wakeham · ジョン・ウェーカム · 約翰·韋翰 · 约翰·威克姆 · 约翰·维克汉姆				[sources]
Birth date	1932-06-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Godalming				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	John				[sources]
Last name	Wakeham				[sources]
Political association	Conservative Party				[sources]
Title	The Right Honourable				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q334298				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Assistant Government Whip (1979-1981) · Conservative Chief Whip (1983-1987) · Leader of the House of Commons (1987-1989) · Leader of the House of Lords (1992-1994) · Lord Commissioner of the Treasury (1981-1981) · 12 more...				[sources]
Education	Aldro · Charterhouse School · Christ Church				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-18	Last processed	2026-04-22	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

British businessman and Conservative Party politician (born 1932)

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,688

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,669

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata330,978

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,955

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Alison Bridget Ward Close Associate	spouse	1985	-
David Wakeham Close Associate	child

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	-	-
member of the House of Lords	1992-04-24	-