A politically exposed person (PEP) is a person that is, or has at any time in the past 12 months been, entrusted with a prominent public function, including any of the following individuals (but not including any middle ranking or more junior official):
a head of state, head of government, government minister, or deputy or assistant government minister;
a member of a parliament;
a member of a supreme court, constitutional court, or other high-level judicial body whose decisions, other than in exceptional circumstances, are not subject to further appeal;
a member of a court of auditors or of the board of a central bank;
an ambassador, chargé d'affairs, or high-ranking officer in the armed forces; or
a member of the administrative management, or supervisory body of a state-owned enterprise.
This is not an exhaustive list.
A spouse (or equivalent under the law of where the PEP lives), child, spouse of a child, or parent of a PEP is also a PEP.
A politically exposed person (PEP) is a person that is, or has at any time in the past 12 months been, entrusted with a prominent public function, including any of the following individuals (but not including any middle ranking or more junior official):
a head of state, head of government, government minister, or deputy or assistant government minister;
a member of a parliament;
a member of a supreme court, constitutional court, or other high-level judicial body whose decisions, other than in exceptional circumstances, are not subject to further appeal;
a member of a court of auditors or of the board of a central bank;
an ambassador, chargé d'affairs, or high-ranking officer in the armed forces; or
a member of the administrative management, or supervisory body of a state-owned enterprise.
This is not an exhaustive list.
A spouse (or equivalent under the law of where the PEP lives), child, spouse of a child, or parent of a PEP is also a PEP.