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Matt Hancock

Politician

Matt Hancock 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	Matt Hancock · Matthew Hancock · Метью Генкок · Мэттью Хэнкок · Մեթյու Հենկոկ · 7 more...				[sources]
Other name	Hancock, Matt · Matt Hancock · Matthew John David Hancock · Метью Генкок · Мэтт Хэнкок · 6 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	マシュー・ハンコック				[sources]
Birth date	1978-10-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Chester				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United Kingdom				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	matt.hancock.mp@parliament.uk · matt@matt-hancock.com				[sources]
First name	Matthew				[sources]
Last name	Hancock				[sources]
Phone	+442072197186				[sources]
Title	The Right Honourable				[sources]
Website	www.matthewhancock.co.uk · facebook.com · twitter.com · twitter.com · www.matt-hancock.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q478161				[sources]
Position	House of Commons (member, 2010-2015) · House of Commons (member, 2015-2017) · House of Commons (member, 2017-) · Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom (2014-) · Paymaster General (2015-2016) · 7 more...				[sources]
Education	Christ's College · Exeter College · University of Cambridge · University of Oxford				[sources]
Last change	2025-08-29	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

British politician (born 1978)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Michael Hancock Close Associate	father	-	-
Ferdinand Paul Hancock Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care	2018-07-09	2021-06-26

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,886

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,094

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Every Politician58,326

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Wikidata349,418

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions548,978

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-18a9f1f8-ba92-45a9-86f3-e651b8ae020e · us-cia-united-kingdom-matt-hancock-sec-of-state-for-health-social-care

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