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Andrew Watson

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Andrew Watson 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	Andrew Watson · Эндрю Уотсон · أندرو واطسون · অ্যান্ড্রু ওয়াটসন				[sources]
Alias	Andrew John Watson · أندرو واتسون				[sources]
Birth date	1961-07-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Bicester				[sources]
Death date	2026-03-03				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Andrew				[sources]
Last name	Watson				[sources]
Title	The Right Reverend				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4758863				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Bishop of Aston (2008-2014) · Bishop of Guildford (2014-2026) · member of the House of Lords (2021-2026)				[sources]
Education	Corpus Christi College · Winchester College				[sources]
Religion	Anglicanism				[sources]
Ethnicity	British				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-08	Last processed	2026-04-21	First seen	2026-03-06

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British Anglican bishop (1961–2026)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-04-08

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