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Gil Paterson

Politician

Gil Paterson 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	Gil Paterson · جيل باترسون				[sources]
Other name	Gilbert Martin Paterson				[sources]
Birth date	1942-11-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Glasgow				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Scotland				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom · Scotland				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
E-Mail	Gil.Paterson.msp@parliament.scot				[sources]
First name	Gil				[sources]
Keywords	National government · State government				[sources]
Last name	Paterson				[sources]
Website	twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q200615				[sources]
Position	Member of the 1st Scottish Parliament (1999-2003) · Member of the 3rd Scottish Parliament (2007-2011) · Member of the 4th Scottish Parliament (2011-2016) · Member of the 5th Scottish Parliament (2016-2021) · Scottish Parliament (member, 2007-2011) · 2 more...				[sources]
Last change	2025-03-28	Last processed	2025-04-09	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Scottish politician (born 1942)

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 3rd Scottish Parliament	2007-05-03	2011-03-22
Member of the 5th Scottish Parliament	2016-05-05	2021-05-05
Member of the Scottish Parliament	2016-05-07	-
Member of the Scottish Parliament	2007-05-03	2011-03-23
Member of the Scottish Parliament	2011-05-06	2016-03-23

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories460,153

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,578

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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