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Rick Barker

Politician

Rick Barker 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	Rick Barker · Рик Баркер · ريك باركر · 릭 바커				[sources]
Other name	Barker, Rick · Richard John Barker · Рик Баркер · ريك باركر · 리처드 존 바커				[sources]
Birth date	1951-10-27				[sources]
Place of birth	Greymouth				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	New Zealand				[sources]
Country	New Zealand				[sources]
Citizenship	New Zealand				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	John · Rick				[sources]
Last name	Barker				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7331218				[sources]
Position	Member of the New Zealand Parliament · Minister of Internal Affairs (2005-2008) · New Zealand Parliament (member, 2005-2008) · New Zealand Parliament (member, 2008-2011)				[sources]
Education	Greymouth High School · University of Otago				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	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 Persons275,228

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,663

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata334,059

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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