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Jim Sutton

Politician

Jim Sutton 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	Jim Sutton · Джим Саттон · جيم سوتون				[sources]
Other name	James Robert Sutton · Sutton, Jim · Саттон, Джим · جيم سوتون				[sources]
Birth date	1941-11-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Reading				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	New Zealand				[sources]
Country	New Zealand				[sources]
Citizenship	New Zealand				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Jim				[sources]
Last name	Sutton				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6198412				[sources]
Position	Member of the New Zealand Parliament · Minister of Agriculture (1990-1990) · Minister of Agriculture (1999-2005) · New Zealand Parliament (member, 2005-2008)				[sources]
Education	Timaru Boys' High School				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

New Zealand politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Bill Sutton Politician	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the New Zealand Parliament	2005-11-07	2008-10-03

Data sources

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,663

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,212

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,659

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata334,059

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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