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Robert Black

Politician

Robert Black 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	Robert Black · روبرت بلاك · রবার্ট ব্ল্যাক				[sources]
Alias	Black, Robert · روبرت بلاك				[sources]
Birth date	1962-03-27				[sources]
Place of birth	Fergus				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Canada				[sources]
Country	Canada				[sources]
Citizenship	Canada				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	robert.black@sen.parl.gc.ca				[sources]
First name	Robert				[sources]
Last name	Black				[sources]
Phone	+16139433416				[sources]
Political association	Independent Senators Group				[sources]
Website	facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q48990176				[sources]
Position	Senate (member, 2015-) · member of the Senate of Canada				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-18	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Canadian politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Senate	-	-
Member of the Senate of Canada	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons270,885

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,029

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,649

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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