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Michael Atkinson

Politician

Michael Atkinson 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	Michael Atkinson · Майкл Эткинсон · ميخائيل أتكينسون · ميخائيل اتكينسون · মাইকেল অ্যাটকিনসন · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Michael John Atkinson · Mick Atkinson				[sources]
Birth date	1958-06-17				[sources]
Place of birth	Australia				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Australia				[sources]
Citizenship	Australia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	John · Michael				[sources]
Last name	Atkinson				[sources]
Title	The Honourable				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6828295				[sources]
Position	Attorney-General of South Australia · Member of the South Australian House of Assembly · Minister for Consumer Affairs · Minister for Correctional Services · Minister for Justice · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	Australian National University · Unley High School				[sources]
Religion	Traditional Anglican Communion				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Australian politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Jennifer Rankine Politician	spouse · unmarried partner	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister for Justice	2003-08-29	2010-03-25

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,812

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions516,422

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Wikidata386,686

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