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Peter Whish-Wilson

Politician

Peter Whish-Wilson 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	Peter Whish-Wilson · پيتير وايش ويلسون · 彼得·威什-威爾森				[sources]
Alias	Peter Stuart Whish-Wilson · Senator Peter Whish-Wilson · Whish-Wilson, Peter · 彼得·威什-威爾森				[sources]
Birth date	1968-02-24				[sources]
Place of birth	Singapore				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Australia				[sources]
Country	Australia				[sources]
Citizenship	Australia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	senator.whish-wilson@aph.gov.au				[sources]
First name	Peter				[sources]
Last name	Whish-Wilson				[sources]
Website	facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7177677				[sources]
Position	Senate (member, 2010-2013) · Senate (member, 2013-2016) · Senate (member, 2016-) · member of the Australian Senate				[sources]
Education	Australian Defence Force Academy · University of Western Australia				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Tasmanian politician, economist and winemaker

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
David Whish-Wilson Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Australian Senator	-	-
Member of the Senate	2012-06-20	2013-09-07

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,578

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,822

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata386,636

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions516,411

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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