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Bill Butler

PEP · Politician

Bill Butler 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	Bill Butler · Билл Батлер · بيل باتلر · বিল বাটলার				[sources]
Alias	Билл Батлер				[sources]
Birth date	1956-03-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Glasgow				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Scotland				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom · Scotland				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Bill				[sources]
Last name	Butler				[sources]
Political association	Labour Co-operative · Labour Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q861989				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the 1st Scottish Parliament (2000-2003) · Member of the 2nd Scottish Parliament (2003-2007) · Member of the 3rd Scottish Parliament (2007-2011) · Scottish Parliament (member, 2003-2007) · Scottish Parliament (member, 2007-2011)				[sources]
Education	St Mungo's Academy · University of Notre Dame · University of Stirling				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-11	Last processed	2026-04-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Scottish Labour politician (born 1956)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-20

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,420

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,305

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,512

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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