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Jean Corston, Baroness Corston

Politician

Jean Corston, Baroness Corston 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	Jean Corston · Jean Corston, Baroness Corston · چاين كورستون				[sources]
Alias	Baroness Corston · Jean Ann Corston · Jean Ann Parkin · Jean Ann Parkin, Baroness Corston · Jean Corston, baronesa de Corston · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Corston				[sources]
Birth date	1942-05-05				[sources]
Place of birth	Kingston upon Hull				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Jean				[sources]
Last name	Corston				[sources]
Political association	Labour Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q334443				[sources]
Position	Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party (2001-2005) · Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom (2003-) · member of the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom (1992-1997) · member of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom (1997-2001) · member of the 53rd Parliament of the United Kingdom (2001-2005) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	City Law School (1989-1990) · London School of Economics and Political Science (-1989) · Somerset College of Arts and Technology · The Open University				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

British politician (born 1942)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Eileen Ada Russell Close Associate	mother	-	-
Peter Townsend Close Associate	spouse	1985

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Lords	2005-06-29	2024-07-09

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,137

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons270,903

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions508,494

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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