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Patrick O'Donovan

Politician

Patrick O'Donovan 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	Patrick O'Donovan · Patrick O’Donovan · 패트릭 오도너번				[sources]
Alias	O'Donovan, Patrick				[sources]
Birth date	1977-03-21				[sources]
Place of birth	Newcastle West				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Ireland				[sources]
Country	Ireland				[sources]
Citizenship	Ireland				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Patrick				[sources]
Last name	O'Donovan				[sources]
Website	www.patrickodonovan.ie · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7147378				[sources]
Position	Dáil Éireann (member, 2011-2016) · Dáil Éireann (member, 2016-) · Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport (2025-) · Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (2024-2025) · Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (2020-2024) · 6 more...				[sources]
Education	University College Cork				[sources]
Last change	2025-11-28	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Irish politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Teachta Dála	2024-11-29	-

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Data sources

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,009

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,105

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata357,123

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,628

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-ireland-patrick-o-donovan-minister-for-arts-media-communications-culture-and-sport · us-cia-ireland-patrick-o-donovan-minister-for-further-and-higher-education-research-innovation-science · evpo-7814a872-bbbd-4bec-9e83-dfe119ebe6cc

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