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Colin Challen

Politician

Colin Challen 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	Colin Challen · كولين تشالين				[sources]
Alias	Colin Robert Challen				[sources]
Weak alias	Challen				[sources]
Birth date	1953-06-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Scarborough				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United Kingdom				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Colin				[sources]
Last name	Challen				[sources]
Political association	Labour Party				[sources]
Website	www.colinchallen.org.uk				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q337792				[sources]
Position	House of Commons (member, 2005-2010) · member of the 53rd Parliament of the United Kingdom (2001-2005) · member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2005-2010)				[sources]
Education	University of Hull				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-19	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

British politician (born 1953)

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the House of Commons	2005-05-05	-
member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom	2005-05-05

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,137

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons270,885

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,649

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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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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