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Tommy Thompson

Person of interest · Politician

Tommy Thompson 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	Tommy Thompson · Томми Томпсон · Томмі Томпсон · טומי תומפסון · تامی تامپسون · 4 more...				[sources]
Other name	Tommy G. Thompson · Tommy George Thompson · Томпсон, Томми				[sources]
Weak alias	Thompson · トミー・トンプソン · 湯米·G·湯普森				[sources]
Birth date	1941-11-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Elroy				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Tommy				[sources]
Last name	Thompson				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q732804				[sources]
Position	Governor of Wisconsin (1987-2001) · United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (2001-2005) · member of the Wisconsin State Assembly				[sources]
Education	University of Wisconsin Law School				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

19th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; 42nd Governor of Wisconsin

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-03-24

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly	-	-

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