Public Figure Check - More Information
What are prominent public functions?
- Heads of state, heads of government, ministers and deputy or assistant ministers
- Members of parliament or of similar legislative bodies
- Members of the governing bodies of political parties
- Members of supreme courts, of constitutional courts or of any judicial body the decisions of which are not subject to further appeal except in exceptional circumstances
- Board members of National Audit Office or central banks or equivalent functions
- Ambassadors, charges d’affaires and high-ranking officers in the armed forces
- Members of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies of State-owned enterprises
- Directors, deputy directors and members of the board or equivalent function of an international organisation (such as NATO or WTO)
- Elected metropolitan mayor
What is considered a family member?
- Spouse or civil partner
- Parent(s) and Parent(s)-in-law including step-parents
- Sibling and sibling-in-law including step-sibling
- Son and partner, including son-in-law, step-son, and adopted son
- Daughter and partner, including daughter-in-law, step-daughter and adopted daughter
What is a close associate?
- An individual known to have joint beneficial ownership of a legal entity or a legal arrangement or any other close business relationship with a politically exposed person
- An individual who has sole beneficial ownership of a legal entity or a legal arrangement that is known to have been set up for the benefit of a PEP