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John Faulkner

Politician

John Faulkner 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	John Faulkner · Джон Фокнер · جون فولكنير · 約翰·福克納 · 존 포크너				[sources]
Alias	Faulkner, John · John Philip Faulkner · John Phillip Faulkner · Senator the Hon John Faulkner · Джон Фокнер · 3 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1954-04-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Leeton				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Australia				[sources]
Country	Australia				[sources]
Citizenship	Australia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	John				[sources]
Last name	Faulkner				[sources]
Website	www.senatorjohnfaulkner.com.au				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q466003				[sources]
Position	Delegate to the Australian Constitutional Convention, 1998 · Minister for Defence · Minister for Sport · Minister for Veterans' Affairs · Minister for the Environment · 7 more...				[sources]
Education	Macquarie University · Pennant Hills High School				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Australian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-06-27

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Sandra Nori Politician	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Special Minister of State	2007-12-03	2009-06-09

Data sources

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories371,869

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,812

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions516,422

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata386,686

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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