Baron Evans of Weardale
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Baron Evans of Weardale is a British life peer and former Director General of MI5 known for his leadership of the UK’s domestic security service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baron Evans of Weardale canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8408067 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baron Evans of Weardale Context triple: [Jonathan Evans, Baron Evans of Weardale, honorificTitle, Baron Evans of Weardale]
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A.
Baron Wilson of Rievaulx
Baron Wilson of Rievaulx is the life peerage title taken by Harold Wilson, the Labour politician who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope
Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope is the life peerage title held by British Labour politician Andrew Cunningham, granting him a seat in the House of Lords.
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C.
Baron Clarke of Nottingham
Baron Clarke of Nottingham is the life peerage title held by Kenneth Clarke, a long-serving British Conservative politician and former Cabinet minister.
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D.
Baron Scott of Foscote
Baron Scott of Foscote is a British life peer and former senior judge who served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in the House of Lords.
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E.
Baron Pelham of Laughton
Baron Pelham of Laughton is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Great Britain historically associated with the influential Pelham family, whose members included prominent Whig politicians and holders of higher ducal rank.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baron Evans of Weardale Target entity description: Baron Evans of Weardale is a British life peer and former Director General of MI5 known for his leadership of the UK’s domestic security service.
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A.
Baron Wilson of Rievaulx
Baron Wilson of Rievaulx is the life peerage title taken by Harold Wilson, the Labour politician who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope
Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope is the life peerage title held by British Labour politician Andrew Cunningham, granting him a seat in the House of Lords.
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C.
Baron Clarke of Nottingham
Baron Clarke of Nottingham is the life peerage title held by Kenneth Clarke, a long-serving British Conservative politician and former Cabinet minister.
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D.
Baron Scott of Foscote
Baron Scott of Foscote is a British life peer and former senior judge who served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in the House of Lords.
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E.
Baron Pelham of Laughton
Baron Pelham of Laughton is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Great Britain historically associated with the influential Pelham family, whose members included prominent Whig politicians and holders of higher ducal rank.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ intelligence officer ⓘ life peer ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | United Kingdom domestic security ⓘ |
| basedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ
linked to:
United Kingdom
|
| employer |
MI5
ⓘ
linked to:
Security Service (MI5)
Security Service (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to:
Security Service (MI5)
|
| familyName | Evans ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
counter-terrorism
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intelligence ⓘ national security ⓘ |
| fullName | Jonathan Evans ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Jonathan ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix |
DL
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KCB ⓘ PC ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Lord Evans of Weardale
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linked to:
Jonathan Evans, Baron Evans of Weardale
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| knownFor |
oversight of UK domestic counter-terrorism operations
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public commentary on national security issues ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Crossbench
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House of Lords ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron Evans of Weardale ⓘ |
| nobleTitleOf | Weardale ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of the United Kingdom’s domestic security service
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service as Director General of MI5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
ⓘ
intelligence agency director ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| peerageJurisdiction | Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Crossbench member of the House of Lords
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Director General of MI5 ⓘ Member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Security Service (MI5) ⓘ |
| title | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| typeOfPeerage | life peerage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baron Evans of Weardale Description of subject: Baron Evans of Weardale is a British life peer and former Director General of MI5 known for his leadership of the UK’s domestic security service.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.