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David Benson-Pope

Politician

David Benson-Pope 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	David Benson-Pope · ديفيد بنسون-بوب · 데이비드 벤슨포프				[sources]
Other name	Benson-Pope, David · David Henry Benson-Pope · 데이비드 헨리 벤슨포프				[sources]
Birth date	1950				[sources]
Place of birth	Dunedin				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	New Zealand				[sources]
Country	New Zealand				[sources]
Citizenship	New Zealand				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	David				[sources]
Last name	Benson-Pope				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5231322				[sources]
Position	Member of the New Zealand Parliament · Minister for the Environment (2005-2007) · Minister of Social Development (2005-2007) · New Zealand Parliament (member, 2005-2008)				[sources]
Education	King's High School · University of Otago				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2019-05-21

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New Zealand politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,451

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,205

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata350,457

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,081

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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