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Henry Waxman

Politician

Henry Waxman 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	Henry A. Waxman · Henry Waxman · Хенри Уэксман · הנרי וקסמן · هنری وکسمن · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	Henricus Waxman · Henry Arnold Waxman · Henry Waxman · Político y presidente de algunos comités estadounidense · Waxman, Henry · 3 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	亨利·韋克斯曼				[sources]
Birth date	1939-09-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Los Angeles				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States of America				[sources]
Country	United States of America				[sources]
Citizenship	United States of America				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Henry				[sources]
Last name	Waxman				[sources]
Middle name	A.				[sources]
Website	www.house.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q776941				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2005-2007) · House of Representatives (member, 2007-2009) · House of Representatives (member, 2009-2011) · House of Representatives (member, 2011-2013) · House of Representatives (member, 2013-2015) · 21 more...				[sources]
Education	John C. Fremont High School · UCLA School of Law (-1961) · University of California, Los Angeles				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician

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

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2007-01-06	2009-01-03
United States representative	2011

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