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John Major

Politician

John Major 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	Con Meycor · Džons Meidžors · John Major · Τζον Μέιτζορ · Џон Мејџор · 17 more...				[sources]
Alias	John Roy Major · Rt. Hon. Sir John Major · Sir John Major · Sir John Roy Major · Σερ Τζον Μέιτζορ · 3 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	馬卓安				[sources]
Birth date	1943-03-29				[sources]
Place of birth	London				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	European Union · United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	International organization (current) · National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	John				[sources]
Last name	Major				[sources]
Political association	Conservative Party				[sources]
Title	The Right Honourable				[sources]
Website	www.johnmajor.co.uk · www.johnmajorarchive.org.uk				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q9559				[sources]
Position	Chancellor of the Exchequer (1989-1990) · Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1987-1989) · First Lord of the Treasury (1990-1997) · Leader of the Conservative Party (1990-1997) · Leader of the Opposition (1997-1997) · 11 more...				[sources]
Education	Rutlish School				[sources]
Religion	Anglicanism · Church of England				[sources]
Source link	www.gov.uk				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Elizabeth Major Close Associate	child	-	-
James Major Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	1990-11-28	1997-05-02

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,151

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,107

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,908

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata355,039

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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