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John Halligan

Politician

John Halligan 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	John Halligan				[sources]
Other name	Halligan, John				[sources]
Birth date	1955-01-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Waterford				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Ireland				[sources]
Country	Ireland				[sources]
Citizenship	Ireland				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	John				[sources]
Last name	Halligan				[sources]
Website	twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6237376				[sources]
Position	Dáil Éireann (member, 2011-2016) · Dáil Éireann (member, 2016-) · Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (2016-2020) · Teachta Dála (2011-2016) · Teachta Dála (2016-2020) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Waterford Institute of Technology				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2019-05-21

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Irish politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,216

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,660

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,256

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata334,043

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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