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Simon Hughes

Simon Hughes 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.

Topics	PEPPolitician	4 sources
5 statements · 4 datasets · sorted by corroboration PEP4 sources WikidatainferredQ3343132023-07-18 Wikidata Politically Exposed PersonsinferredQ3343132023-04-20 MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislatorsinferredevpo-9e0b1dd0-623e-4…2021-07-26 Wikidata Persons in Relevant CategoriesinferredQ3343132025-12-09 Politician1 source WikidatainferredrawQ82955Q3343132026-03-16
Name	Simon Hughes · Simon Henry Ward Hughes · Саймон Г'юз · Саймон Хьюз · سيمون هيوز · 5 more…	4 sources
13 statements · 4 datasets · sorted by corroboration Simon Hugheseng4 sources MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislatorsevpo-9e0b1dd0-623e-4…2021-07-26 Wikidata Politically Exposed PersonsQ3343132026-01-15 Wikidata Persons in Relevant CategoriesQ3343132025-12-09 WikidataQ3343132023-07-18 Simon Henry Ward Hughesdeu1 source WikidataQ3343132024-01-31 Саймон Г'юзukr1 source WikidataQ3343132024-01-31 Саймон Хьюзrus1 source WikidataQ3343132024-01-31
Alias	Simon Henry Ward Hughes · Sir Simon Henry Ward Hughes · Саймон Г'юз · Саймон Хьюз · سيمون هيوز · 2 more…	2 sources
7 statements · 2 datasets · sorted by corroboration Simon Henry Ward Hughesdeu1 source MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislatorsevpo-9e0b1dd0-623e-4…2021-07-26 Sir Simon Henry Ward Hugheseng1 source WikidataQ3343132023-07-18 Саймон Г'юзukr1 source MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislatorsevpo-9e0b1dd0-623e-4…2021-07-26 Саймон Хьюзrus1 source MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislatorsevpo-9e0b1dd0-623e-4…2021-07-26
Birth date	1951-05-17	4 sources
4 statements · 4 datasets · sorted by corroboration 1951-05-174 sources Wikidata Persons in Relevant CategoriesQ3343132025-12-09 MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislatorsevpo-9e0b1dd0-623e-4…2021-07-26 Wikidata Politically Exposed PersonsQ3343132024-10-11 Wikidataraw+1951-05-17T00:00:00ZQ3343132025-12-11
Place of birth	Cheshire	1 source
1 statement · 1 dataset · sorted by corroboration Cheshireeng1 source WikidatarawQ23064Q3343132023-07-18
Gender	male	1 source
1 statement · 1 dataset · sorted by corroboration male1 source WikidatarawQ6581097Q3343132023-07-18
Nationality	not available
Country	United Kingdom	1 source
1 statement · 1 dataset · sorted by corroboration United Kingdom1 source MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislatorsevpo-9e0b1dd0-623e-4…2019-05-21
Citizenship	United Kingdom	3 sources
3 statements · 3 datasets · sorted by corroboration United Kingdom3 sources WikidatarawQ145Q3343132024-11-19 Wikidata Persons in Relevant CategoriesrawQ145Q3343132025-12-09 Wikidata Politically Exposed PersonsrawQ145Q3343132026-01-15
Classification	National government (unknown status)	1 source
1 statement · 1 dataset · sorted by corroboration National government (unknown status)1 source PEP position annotations by OpenSanctionsinferredQ3343132025-07-01
First name	Simon	2 sources
2 statements · 2 datasets · sorted by corroboration Simoneng2 sources WikidatarawQ4117588Q3343132023-07-18 MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislatorsevpo-9e0b1dd0-623e-4…2021-07-26
Last name	Hughes	2 sources
2 statements · 2 datasets · sorted by corroboration Hugheseng2 sources MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislatorsevpo-9e0b1dd0-623e-4…2021-07-26 WikidatarawQ2720749Q3343132023-07-18
Political association	Liberal Democrats · Liberal Party	1 source
2 statements · 1 dataset · sorted by corroboration Liberal Democratseng1 source WikidatarawQ9624Q3343132025-12-20 Liberal Partyeng1 source WikidatarawQ622441Q3343132025-12-20
Title	The Right Honourable	2 sources
2 statements · 2 datasets · sorted by corroboration The Right Honourableeng2 sources MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislatorsevpo-9e0b1dd0-623e-4…2021-07-26 WikidatarawQ1480896Q3343132023-07-18
Website	simonhughes.org.uk · facebook.com	2 sources
3 statements · 2 datasets · sorted by corroboration http://simonhughes.org.uk/en/2 sources MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislatorsevpo-9e0b1dd0-623e-4…2021-07-26 WikidataQ3343132023-07-18 https://facebook.com/bermondseysimon1 source MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislatorsevpo-9e0b1dd0-623e-4…2021-07-26
Wikidata ID	Q334313	4 sources
4 statements · 4 datasets · sorted by corroboration Q3343134 sources WikidataQ3343132023-07-18 Wikidata Persons in Relevant CategoriesQ3343132025-12-09 MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislatorsevpo-9e0b1dd0-623e-4…2021-07-26 Wikidata Politically Exposed PersonsQ3343132026-01-15
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org	1 source
1 statement · 1 dataset · sorted by corroboration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Hughes1 source WikidataenwikirawSimon HughesQ3343132026-04-12
Position	Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats (2010-2014) · House of Commons (member, 2005-2010) · House of Commons (member, 2010-2015) · Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team (1997-2003) · Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesman (1997-2003) · 12 more…	2 sources
17 statements · 2 datasets · sorted by corroboration Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats (2010-2014)eng1 source WikidatarawQ6568825Q3343132025-12-11 House of Commons (member, 2005-2010)1 source MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislatorsevpo-9e0b1dd0-623e-4…2022-04-23 House of Commons (member, 2010-2015)1 source MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislatorsevpo-9e0b1dd0-623e-4…2022-04-23 Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team (1997-2003)eng1 source WikidatarawQ6540616Q3343132025-12-11
Education	College of Europe · Selwyn College	1 source
2 statements · 1 dataset · sorted by corroboration College of Europeeng1 source WikidatarawQ1109135Q3343132023-07-18 Selwyn Collegeeng1 source WikidatarawQ767650Q3343132023-07-18
Religion	Anglicanism	1 source
1 statement · 1 dataset · sorted by corroboration Anglicanismeng1 source WikidatarawQ6423963Q3343132023-07-18
Last change	2026-08-11	Last processed	2026-08-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions #

British politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-08-11

Relationships #

Data sources #

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,269

All members of national legislatures in the world, collected from hundreds of government web sites and consolidated via Wikidata.

Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons358,428

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories180,450

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

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions574,837

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata410,282

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the House of Commons	2005-05-05	-	Details
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom	2010	-	Details
member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom	2005-05-05	2010-04-12	Details
Minister of State for Civil Justice	2013-12-18	2015-05-08	Details
member of the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom	2010-05-06	2015-03-30	Details