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Rupert Matthews

PEP · Politician

Rupert Matthews 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	Rupert Matthews · Руперт Метьюс · روبرت ماثيوز				[sources]
Alias	Rupert O. Mathhews · Rupert Oliver Matthews				[sources]
Birth date	1961-12-05				[sources]
Place of birth	Dorking				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past)				[sources]
First name	Rupert				[sources]
Last name	Matthews				[sources]
Political association	Conservative Party · Reform UK				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3453279				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner (2021-) · Member of the European Parliament (2017-2019)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-05	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

British politician (born 1961)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-08-11

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons289,950

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories356,055

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Wikidata343,259

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,907

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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