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Séamus Pattison

Politician

Séamus Pattison 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	Séamus Pattison · Шимус Паттісон · شيموس باتيسون · 謝默斯·帕蒂森 · 셰이머스 패티슨				[sources]
Alias	Seamus Pattison · شيموس باتيسون · 謝默斯·帕蒂森				[sources]
Weak alias	谢默斯·帕蒂森				[sources]
Birth date	1936-04-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Kilkenny				[sources]
Death date	2018-02-04				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Ireland				[sources]
Country	Ireland				[sources]
Citizenship	Ireland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Séamus				[sources]
Last name	Pattinson				[sources]
Political association	Labour Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q466058				[sources]
Position	Ceann Comhairle (1997-2002) · Dáil Éireann (member, 2002-2007) · Father of the Dáil (1995-2007) · Leas-Cheann Comhairle (2002-2007) · Member of the European Parliament (1981-1983) · 15 more...				[sources]
Education	University College Cork				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-21	Last processed	2026-02-14	First seen	2026-01-18

Descriptions

Irish politician (1936-2018)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-21

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of Dáil Éireann	2002-06-06	2007-04-26

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,649

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata333,870

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions508,494

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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