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Arthur Sinodinos

Politician

Arthur Sinodinos 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	Arthur Sinodinos · Αθανάσιος Συνοδινός · アーサー・シノディノス · 亞瑟·斯諾蒂諾斯				[sources]
Other name	Senator the Hon Arthur Sinodinos AO · Sinodinos, Arthur · Αθανάσιος Συνοδινός · アーサー・シノディノス · 亞瑟·斯諾蒂諾斯				[sources]
Birth date	1957-02-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Newcastle				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Australia				[sources]
Country	Australia				[sources]
Citizenship	Australia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	senator.sinodinos@aph.gov.au				[sources]
First name	Arthur				[sources]
Last name	Sinodinos				[sources]
Website	www.arthursinodinos.com.au · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4800293				[sources]
Position	Australian Ambassador to the United States of America (2020-2023) · Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister (1997-2007) · Minister for Industry and Innovation (2017-2017) · Senate (member, 2010-2013) · Senate (member, 2013-2016) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Newcastle				[sources]
Religion	Eastern Orthodox Church				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-08-28	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Australian politician (born 1957)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-04-17

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Senate	2013-09-07	2016-05-09
Minister for Industry and Innovation	2017-01-24	2017-12-20
Member of the Senate	2011-10-31	2013-09-07
Australian Ambassador to the United States of America	2020-02-07	2023-03-20
Member of the Senate	2016-07-02	-
Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister	1997-09-01	2007-12-03
Australian Senator	-	-

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-australia-arthur-sinodinos-ambassador-to-the-us · evpo-800fed41-c946-4010-a910-41c820bf3ca2

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