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Michael John Foster

Politician

Michael John Foster 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 Foster · Michael John Foster · Mike Foster · مايك فوستر · マイケル・フォスター · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Michael Ioannes Foster · Michael John Foster · مايك فوستر				[sources]
Birth date	1963-03-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Birmingham				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United Kingdom				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Michael				[sources]
Last name	Foster				[sources]
Political association	Labour Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6831647				[sources]
Position	House of Commons (member, 2005-2010) · member of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom (1997-2001) · member of the 53rd Parliament of the United Kingdom (2001-2005) · member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2005-2010)				[sources]
Education	Great Wyrley Academy · University of Wolverhampton				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

British politician (born 1963)

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories371,834

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,230

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata353,934

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,973

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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