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Oliver Dowden

British politician (born 1978)
Person human Q19957590

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
August 1, 1978
Place of birth
Park Street
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[4]
Occupation
politician
Position held
member of the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Minister for the Cabinet Office, Chairman of the Conservative Party, Minister without Portfolio, Paymaster General, Parliamentary Secretary for Cabinet Office, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, member of the 59th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Minister of State at the Cabinet Office[5][6]
Educated at
Trinity Hall, Parmiter's School[7][8]
Member of political party
Conservative Party[12]
Award received
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath[9][10]
Official website
www.oliverdowden.com[18]
Work location
London[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Candidacy in election
2019 United Kingdom general election, 2017 United Kingdom general election, 2015 United Kingdom general election, 2024 United Kingdom general election[22][23][24][25]
Family name
Dowden[15]
Given name
Oliver, James[16][17]
Honorific prefix
The Right Honourable, Sir[13][14]
Name in native language
Oliver Dowden[21]
Social media followers
45k (6.8k–45k, n=4)[26][27][28][29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Oliver Dowden en Oliver James Dowden ar أوليفر داودن de Oliver James Dowden es Oliver James Dowden fa الیور داودن fi Oliver James Dowden he אוליבר דאודן hi ओलिवर डाउडेन hu Oliver James Dowden id Oliver James Dowden ja オリヴァー・ダウデン ja オリバー・ダウデン ja オリバー・ドーデン ko 올리버 다우든 ko 올리버 제임스 다우든 ru Доуден, Оливер ru Оливер Доуден zh 奧利佛·道登
🔖 Identifiers · 19
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Official portrait of Oliver Dowden MP crop 2, 2024.jpg ↗
BBC News topic ID
cp8420xkm6wt
BBC Things ID
48835594-b1e6-4cce-8ec8-5c95f563ec5f
Democracy Club candidate ID
4796
Facebook username
oliverdowdenhertsmere
Freebase ID
/m/0136_qdh
Full Fact ID
1016
Gov.uk person ID
dowden
Instagram username
oliverdowden.mp
Lex ID
Oliver_James_Dowden
OpenSanctions ID
Oliver Dowden
Parliament.uk member ID
4441
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Prabook ID
2113553
PublicWhip ID
Oliver_Dowden
Rush Parliamentary Archive ID
9776
TheyWorkForYou ID
25323
UK Parliament ID
atcqNbc1
Who's Who UK ID
U284020
X (Twitter) username
OliverDowden

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Position held 5
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Chairman of the Conservative Party, Paymaster General
Candidacy in election 4
2017 United Kingdom general election, 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2019 United Kingdom general election, 2015 United Kingdom general election
Honorific prefix 2
Sir, The Right Honourable
← Position holder 2
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Award received 1
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Trinity Hall
Family name 1
Dowden
Given name 1
Oliver
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Conservative Party
Occupation 1
politician
OpenSanctions ID 1
Oliver Dowden
Place of birth 1
Park Street
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
London
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Oliver Dowden
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Summary

Oliver Dowden was born on August 1, 1978[1], in Park Street[2]. He has worked as a politician[3].

FAQs

Where was Oliver Dowden born?

Oliver Dowden's place of birth was Park Street[2].

What did Oliver Dowden do for work?

Oliver Dowden worked as a politician[3].

Where did Oliver Dowden go to school?

Oliver Dowden was educated at Trinity Hall[7] and Parmiter's School[8].

What awards did Oliver Dowden receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[9] and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath[10].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . privycouncil.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved . privycouncil.independent.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved . thegazette.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . gov.uk. Retrieved . gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency Level. Retrieved . candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency Level. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency Level. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Democracy Club. wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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