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Mark Kirk

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Mark Kirk 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	Mark Kirk · Марк Кёрк · Марк Кірк · מארק קירק · مارك كيرك · 5 more...				[sources]
Other name	Kirk, Mark · Mark Steven Kirk · Кёрк, Марк · Марк Кірк · מארק קירק · 5 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1959-09-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Champaign				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Mark				[sources]
Last name	Kirk				[sources]
Middle name	STEVEN				[sources]
Website	facebook.com · twitter.com · www.kirk.senate.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q339046				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2005-2007) · House of Representatives (member, 2007-2009) · Senate (member, 2009-2011) · Senate (member, 2011-2013) · Senate (member, 2013-2015) · 11 more...				[sources]
Education	Blackburn College · Cornell University (-1981) · Georgetown University Law Center (-1992) · London School of Economics and Political Science (-1982)				[sources]
Religion	United Church of Christ				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician (born 1959)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-10-24

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States senator	2015	2017
United States senator	2011

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