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Joan Hanham, Baroness Hanham

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Joan Hanham, Baroness Hanham 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	Joan Hanham · Joan Hanham, Baroness Hanham · چوان هانهام				[sources]
Alias	Baronessa Hanham · Joan Brownlow Hanham · Joan Brownlow Spark, Baroness Hanham				[sources]
Birth date	1939-09-23				[sources]
Place of birth	United Kingdom				[sources]
Death date	2025-01-28				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Joan				[sources]
Last name	Hanham				[sources]
Political association	Conservative Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q660250				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	member of the House of Lords (1999-2020)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-13	Last processed	2026-04-21	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

British politician (1939-2025)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-01-31

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Alfred Spark Close Associate	father	-	-
James Hanham Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Lords	1999-07-15	2020-07-22

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Mary Mitchell PEP	child · mother	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,669

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Wikidata330,978

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