Politically exposed persons

Politically exposed persons (PEPs)

A PEP flag is a risk classification for enhanced due diligence — not a prohibition, and not an allegation of wrongdoing. Most PEPs are never sanctioned. It marks a person who, by holding a prominent public function, warrants extra scrutiny; it is ProofAML's source-attributed classification, not a government designation. Sanctioned parties live on the sanctions hub.

12,236 PEP records from 4 public sources. The seniority Levels and government Branches below follow our PEP levelling framework.

By seniority level

By government branch

Executive (B1) · 8,572
Legislature (B2) · 1,256
Central bank (B5) · 975
Judiciary (B3) · 851
Military/Security (B4) · 332
International organizations (B7) · 250

By jurisdiction

PEP source lists

European Parliament — Members (MEPs)European Parliament · 719 entities United States Congress — Current MembersUnited States Congress (compiled by the @unitedstates open-data project) · 537 entities UN System Chief Executives Board — Executive HeadsUN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) · 31 entities Wikidata — Global PEPs (all countries + international organizations)Wikidata (crowd-sourced, CC0) · 10,949 entities

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Search PEP records only → (the Record-type filter isolates the PEP population in one action). New to PEP screening? Start with the politically exposed persons reference guide.