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Mark Dayton

Politician

Mark Dayton 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	Mark Dayton · Марк Дейтон · Марк Дэйтан · מארק דייטון · مارك دايتون · 5 more...				[sources]
Other name	Dayton, Mark · Governor Mark Dayton · Marcus Brandt Dayton · Mark Brandt Dayton · Дейтон, Марк · 10 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Dayton				[sources]
Birth date	1947-01-26				[sources]
Place of birth	Minneapolis				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States of America				[sources]
Country	United States of America				[sources]
Citizenship	United States of America				[sources]
First name	Mark				[sources]
Last name	Dayton				[sources]
Website	dayton.senate.gov · markdayton.org · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q513091				[sources]
Position	Governor of Minnesota (2011-2019) · Minnesota State Auditor (1991-1995) · Senate (member, 2005-2007) · United States senator (2001-2003) · United States senator (2003-2005) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Blake School · Grace Hopper College · Yale University (-1969)				[sources]
Religion	Presbyterianism				[sources]
Last change	2025-04-03	Last processed	2025-04-09	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

40th Governor of Minnesota; former United States Senator from Minnesota

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Bruce Dayton Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States senator	2005-01-06	2007-01-03

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