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Claire Ward

Politician

Claire Ward 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	Claire Ward · كلاير وارد · کلایر وارد · 클레어 워드				[sources]
Other name	Claire Margaret Ward · کلایر وارد · 클레어 마거릿 워드				[sources]
Birth date	1972-05-09				[sources]
Place of birth	North Shields				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	United Kingdom				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	Local government (unknown status) · National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Claire				[sources]
Last name	Ward				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4990196				[sources]
Position	House of Commons (member, 2005-2010) · Mayor of the East Midlands (2024-) · Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice (2009-2010) · Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (2008-2009) · member of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom (1997-2001) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Loreto College · University of Hertfordshire				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

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British politician (born 1972)

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

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Every Politician58,326

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,792

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,084

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,336

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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