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Mark Begich

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Mark Begich 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 Begich · Марк Бегич · מארק בגיץ' · مارك بيجيتش · مارک بگیچ · 3 more...				[sources]
Alias	Begich, Mark · Marcus Begich · Mark Begić · Mark P. Begich · Mark Peter Begich · 6 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Begich · マーク・べギッチ				[sources]
Birth date	1962-03-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Anchorage				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Mark				[sources]
Last name	Begich				[sources]
Political association	Democratic Party				[sources]
Title	Mr.				[sources]
Website	www.begich.senate.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q454133				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska (2003-2009) · Member of the Anchorage Assembly (1988-1998) · Senate (member, 2009-2011) · Senate (member, 2011-2013) · Senate (member, 2013-2015) · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	Steller Secondary School · University of Alaska Anchorage				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-15	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

United States Senator from Alaska from 2009 to 2015

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-12-26

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Nick Begich III PEP	father's brother · nephew · relative	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States senator	2013	2015

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,539

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

US Members of the Congress1,323

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United States · Congress

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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