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Bernard Finnigan

PEP · Politician

Bernard Finnigan 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	Bernard Finnigan · بيرنارد فينيجان				[sources]
Alias	Bernard Vincent Finnigan				[sources]
Birth date	1972-12-08				[sources]
Place of birth	Mount Gambier				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Australia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Bernard · Vincent				[sources]
Political association	Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4893122				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the South Australian Legislative Council (2006-2015) · Minister for Gambling (2011-2011) · Minister for Industrial Relations (2011-2011) · Minister for State / Local Government Relations (2011-2011)				[sources]
Education	Tenison Woods College (1987-1989) · University of Adelaide (1990-1993)				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-09	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Australian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,823

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories342,290

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Wikidata330,178

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