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John Weston

Politician

John Weston 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 Weston · Джон Уэстон · جون ويستون				[sources]
Alias	John, B.A., LL.B. WESTON · WESTON, John, B.A., LL.B. · Джон Уэстон · جون ويستون				[sources]
Birth date	1958-04-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Vancouver				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Canada				[sources]
Country	Canada				[sources]
Citizenship	Canada				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	John · John, B.A., LL.B.				[sources]
Last name	Weston				[sources]
Website	www.johnweston.ca · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6263681				[sources]
Position	House of Commons (member, 2011-2015) · member of the House of Commons of Canada · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2008-2011) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2011-2015)				[sources]
Education	Harvard University · Osgoode Hall Law School				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Member of Parliament

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,065

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,144

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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 OpenSanctions552,388

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,755

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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