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Richard Bruton

Politician

Richard Bruton 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	Richard Bruton				[sources]
Other name	Bruton, Richard · Risteard de Briotun · Risteard de Briotún				[sources]
Birth date	1953-03-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Dublin				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Ireland				[sources]
Country	Ireland				[sources]
Citizenship	Ireland				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Richard				[sources]
Last name	Bruton				[sources]
Website	www.richardbruton.ie · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q981847				[sources]
Position	Dáil Éireann (member, 2002-2007) · Dáil Éireann (member, 2007-2011) · Dáil Éireann (member, 2011-2016) · Dáil Éireann (member, 2016-) · Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment (2018-2020) · 15 more...				[sources]
Education	Nuffield College · University College Dublin				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-04	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Irish Fine Gael politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
John Bruton Politician	sibling	-	-
Joseph Bruton Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Teachta Dála	2016-03-10	2020-01-14

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,106

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