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William J. Jefferson

Person of interest · Politician

William J. Jefferson 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	William J. Jefferson · William Jefferson · ויליאם ג'פרסון · ويليام جيه. جيفرسون · ويليام جيه. چيفيرسون · 1 more...				[sources]
Other name	Jefferson, William · Jefferson, William J. · William J. Jefferson · William Jennings Jefferson · ویلیام جی. جفرسون				[sources]
Birth date	1947-03-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Lake Providence				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States of America				[sources]
Country	United States of America				[sources]
Citizenship	United States of America				[sources]
First name	WILLIAM · William				[sources]
Last name	JEFFERSON · Jefferson				[sources]
Middle name	J.				[sources]
Website	www.house.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q983443				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2005-2007) · House of Representatives (member, 2007-2009) · law clerk (1972-1973) · member of the State Senate of Louisiana (1979-1991) · member of the United States House of Representatives (1991-1993) · 9 more...				[sources]
Education	Georgetown University · Georgetown University Law Center · Harvard Law School (-1972) · Southern University (-1969) · primary school				[sources]
Last change	2025-01-25	Last processed	2025-04-09	First seen	2019-05-21

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American former politician

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

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the United States House of Representatives	2005-01-06	2007-01-03
member of the United States House of Representatives	2007-01-06	2009-01-03
member of the United States House of Representatives	2005	2007
member of the United States House of Representatives	2007	2009

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