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John Birt, Baron Birt

Politician

John Birt, Baron Birt 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	Baron Birt John Birt · John Birt · John Birt, Baron Birt · جون بيرت · ジョン・バート · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	約翰·伯特 · 約翰·比爾特				[sources]
Birth date	1944-12-10				[sources]
Place of birth	Liverpool				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	John				[sources]
Last name	Birt				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q335586				[sources]
Position	member of the House of Lords (2000-)				[sources]
Education	St Catherine's College · St Mary's College				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

former Director-General of the BBC (born 1944)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Leo Vincent Birt Close Associate	father	-	-
Ida Hamilton Close Associate	mother	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Lords	2000-02-11	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,064

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,426

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Wikidata350,197

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,415

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