James McDowall

New Zealand ACT Party politician elected in 2020
Person human Q99771417
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Summary

James McDowall was born on January 6, 1988[1], in New Zealand[2]. He has worked as a politician[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: New Zealand[5]
  • Position held: Member of the New Zealand Parliament[6]
  • Educated at: University of Waikato[7]
  • Doctoral advisor: Frank Scrimgeour[8], A. Mark Kilgour[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Member of political party: ACT New Zealand[11]
  • Commons category: James McDowall[12]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[13]
  • Family name: McDowall[14]
  • Given name: James[15]
  • Academic thesis: The Future of Marketing – An Investigation into Disruption and Innovation[16]
  • Candidacy in election: 2020 New Zealand general election[17]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: NZThesisProject[18], WikiProject New Zealand/politics[19]

Why It Matters

James McDowall is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was James McDowall born?

James McDowall's place of birth was New Zealand[2].

What did James McDowall do for work?

James McDowall worked as a politician[3].

Where did James McDowall go to school?

James McDowall was educated at University of Waikato[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . elections.nz. elections.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . parliament.nz. parliament.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . vote.nz. Retrieved . vote.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . vote.nz. Retrieved . vote.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . vote.nz. Retrieved . vote.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at → University of Waikato
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