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Brian Adam

Politician

Brian Adam 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	Brian Adam · برايان آدم · برايان ادم · برایان آدام				[sources]
Alias	Brian James Adam · برايان آدم · برایان آدام				[sources]
Birth date	1948-06-10				[sources]
Place of birth	Keith				[sources]
Death date	2013-04-25				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Scotland				[sources]
Country	Scotland				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Brian				[sources]
Last name	Adam				[sources]
Political association	Scottish National Party				[sources]
Website	www.brianadammsp.blogspot.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q570298				[sources]
Position	Leader of the Scottish National Party · Member of the 1st Scottish Parliament (1999-2003) · Member of the 2nd Scottish Parliament (2003-2007) · Member of the 3rd Scottish Parliament (2007-2011) · Member of the 4th Scottish Parliament (2011-2013) · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	Keith Grammar School · University of Aberdeen				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-21	Last processed	2026-02-14	First seen	2026-01-18

Descriptions

Scottish politician (1948-2013)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-21

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Scottish Parliament	2003-05-01	2007-04-02

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata326,221

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,126

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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