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Janis Hughes

PEP · Politician

Janis Hughes 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	Janis Hughes				[sources]
Birth date	1958-05-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Glasgow				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Scotland				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom · Scotland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Janis				[sources]
Last name	Hughes				[sources]
Political association	Labour Party · Scottish Labour Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q780646				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the 1st Scottish Parliament (1999-2003) · Member of the 2nd Scottish Parliament (2003-2007) · Scottish Parliament (member, 2003-2007)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-22	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

British politician (born 1958)

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,740

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,466

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata331,017

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,998

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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