An outspoken and at times controversial figure, he was an influential voice in the leftwing political blogosphere.

Maldonado is an outspoken political figure, which is rare in the racing world.

Biljana Srbljanović is an outspoken figure in Serbian public life.

He was an outspoken public figure, and his statements were rarely intended to be diplomatic.

He was a public figure in the Norwegian press and radio, outspoken, charismatic and controversial.

Diamond was an outspoken and controversial figure, described by one of his successors as "the kind of a man who made a good many enemies".

He is a very outspoken and controversial figure.

Suddenly, she became the most outspoken - and controversial - female public figure in Iran.

Each presents the emphatic, familiar voice of a strongly outspoken public figure eager to announce his guiding ideals.

Mayor Momper, however, is one of the most outspoken German public figures about his country's past.