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David Julian Richards, Baron Richards of Herstmonceux

Politician

David Julian Richards, Baron Richards of Herstmonceux 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	David J. Richards · David Julian Richards · David Julian Richards, Baron Richards of Herstmonceux · David Richards · Ричардс, Дэвид, барон Ричардс из Херстмонсо · 5 more...				[sources]
Alias	Dave Richards · Dawid Richards · General David Julian Richards, Baron Richards of Herstmonceux · The Lord Richards of Herstmonceux · Дэвид, барон Ричардс из Херстмонсо Ричардс				[sources]
Weak alias	大衛·理查茲 · 戴维·理查兹 · 赫斯特蒙苏的理查德男爵大卫·理查德				[sources]
Birth date	1952-03-04				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	David · Julian				[sources]
Last name	Richards				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q922004				[sources]
Position	Chief of the Defence Staff · Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom) · member of the House of Lords				[sources]
Education	Cardiff University · Eastbourne College · Staff College, Camberley				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

British Army field marshal

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-07-03

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Pippa Richards Close Associate	child	-	-
Joanna Richards Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Chief of the Defence Staff	2010-01-01	2013-01-01
member of the House of Lords	2014-02-24

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,585

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,105

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,628

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata357,112

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