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Joe McHugh

Politician

Joe McHugh 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	Joe McHugh · Джо МакХью · ジョー・マクヒュー				[sources]
Alias	Joseph McHugh · McHugh, Joe · Джо МакХью				[sources]
Birth date	1971-07-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Carraig Airt				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Ireland				[sources]
Country	Ireland				[sources]
Citizenship	Ireland				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Joe				[sources]
Last name	McHugh				[sources]
Website	www.donegalmatters.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6211254				[sources]
Position	Dáil Éireann (member, 2007-2011) · Dáil Éireann (member, 2011-2016) · Dáil Éireann (member, 2016-) · Minister for Education (Ireland) (2018-2020) · Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (2017-2018) · 6 more...				[sources]
Education	Maynooth University				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Irish Fine Gael politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of Dáil Éireann	2016-03-10	-
Teachta Dála	2020-02-08

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Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Olwyn Enright Politician	spouse	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,144

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,040

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,757

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,743

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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