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Benjamin Poponawa

PEP · Politician

Benjamin Poponawa 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	Benjamin Poponawa · Hon. Benjamin Poponawa, MP.				[sources]
Alias	Benjamin Poponawa				[sources]
Birth date	1960-01-28				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Papua New Guinea				[sources]
Citizenship	Papua New Guinea				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	bpoponawa@hotmail.com				[sources]
First name	Benjamin				[sources]
Phone	+6753277643				[sources]
Political association	National Alliance Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4889136				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea (2007-) · National Parliament (member, 2012-)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-21	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Papua New Guinea politician

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

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Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,512

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,420

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,481

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,661

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata330,783

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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