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Michael Collins

Politician

Michael Collins 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 Collins · Майкл Коллинз · مايكل كولينز · মাইকেল কলিন্স				[sources]
Alias	Michael J. Collins · Майкл Коллинз · مايكل كولينز				[sources]
Birth date	1940-11-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Abbeyfeale				[sources]
Death date	2022-12-03				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Ireland				[sources]
Country	Ireland				[sources]
Citizenship	Ireland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Michael				[sources]
Last name	Collins				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6829379				[sources]
Position	Dáil Éireann (member, 2002-2007) · Teachta Dála				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

former Fianna Fáil and Independent Teachta Dála (TD) for Limerick West

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Gerry Collins Politician	sibling	-	-
Niall Collins Politician	fraternal nephew · relative	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of Dáil Éireann	2003-09-27	2007-04-26
Teachta Dála

Data sources

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,825

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions516,108

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata386,579

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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