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Paul Swain

Politician

Paul Swain 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	Paul Swain · ポール・スウェイン · 保羅·史威 · 폴 스웨인				[sources]
Alias	Paul Desmond Swain · Swain, Paul · 保羅·史威 · 폴 데즈먼드 스웨인				[sources]
Birth date	1951-12-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Palmerston North				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	New Zealand				[sources]
Country	New Zealand				[sources]
Citizenship	New Zealand				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Paul				[sources]
Last name	Swain				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7153883				[sources]
Position	Member of the New Zealand Parliament · Minister of Corrections (2003-2005) · New Zealand Parliament (member, 2005-2008)				[sources]
Education	Victoria University of Wellington				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-11	Last processed	2025-12-11	First seen	2019-05-21

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New Zealand politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,793

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories371,585

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,934

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,680

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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