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Michael Jay, Baron Jay of Ewelme

Diplomat · PEP · Politician

Michael Jay, Baron Jay of Ewelme 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	Michael Jay · Michael Jay, Baron Jay of Ewelme · Майкл Джей · مايكل چاى · マイケル・ジェイ				[sources]
Alias	Michael Hastings Jay · Джей, Майкл				[sources]
Birth date	1946-06-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Hampshire				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Michael				[sources]
Last name	Jay				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q335785				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (2002-2006) · ambassador of the United Kingdom to France (1996-2001) · member of the House of Lords (2006-)				[sources]
Education	Magdalen College · SOAS, University of London · Winchester College				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-14	Last processed	2026-04-14	First seen	2023-04-20

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British diplomat (born 1946)

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

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