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Hywel Francis

PEP · Politician

Hywel Francis 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	Hywel Francis · هيويل فرنسيس				[sources]
Alias	David Hywel Francis · هيويل فرنسيس				[sources]
Birth date	1946-06-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Neath				[sources]
Death date	2021-02-14				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Hywel				[sources]
Last name	Francis				[sources]
Political association	Labour Party				[sources]
Website	web.archive.org				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q390825				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	House of Commons (member, 2005-2010) · House of Commons (member, 2010-2015) · member of the 53rd Parliament of the United Kingdom (2001-2005) · member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2005-2010) · member of the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2010-2015)				[sources]
Education	Swansea University				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-21	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

British politician (1946-2021)

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

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,466

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata331,008

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