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John S. Tanner

Politician

John S. Tanner 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	John S. Tanner · John Tanner · Джон Тэннер · جون إس. تانر · جون اس. تانر · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	John S. Tanner · John Sumners Tanner · John Tanner · Tanner, John · Tanner, John S. · 5 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1944-09-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Halls				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States of America				[sources]
Country	Belgium · United States of America				[sources]
Citizenship	United States of America				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	John · Sumners				[sources]
Last name	Tanner				[sources]
Website	www.house.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q71863				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2005-2007) · House of Representatives (member, 2007-2009) · House of Representatives (member, 2009-2011) · Member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly · member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1976-1986) · 11 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Tennessee (-1966) · University of Tennessee (-1968)				[sources]
Religion	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician (born 1944)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-10-05

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2009-01-06	2011-01-03
United States representative	2005

Data sources

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