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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located in Western Europe. It also includes overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world.
See also: European Union

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 154,625 entities connected with France. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We include 6 data sources published by authorities or organizations based in France. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

NamePublisherUpdatesEntities
France AMF Illegal Financial Services listAMF daily2,906
France AMF Regulatory sanctionsAMF daily416
French MayorsMIOM weekly68,834
French National AssemblyNational Assembly of France weekly4,087
French National Asset Freezing SystemDGT daily5,516
French SenatorsSénat weekly902

Sanctions programs/policies targeting France

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in France.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 61,558 entities identified as PEPs connected with France.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Head of government1--
President1--
President of French Polynesia-22
Prime Minister1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
adjoint au chef de l'inspection des services pénitentiaires-1-
Chief of staff of the French Minister of Public Service-1-
Chief of staff of the French Ministry of the Interior-141
Chief of Staff of the French Prime Minister-11
conseiller pour les affaires pénitentiaires-1-
directeur général de la Mondialisation-52
Head of the Interministerial Archives Service-11
Head of the Minister of Defence's military cabinet-91
Head of the Prime Minister's military cabinet-71
High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia-71
membre du Haut Conseil des finances publiques-188
Minister Delegate for Transport--1
Minister for Energy Transition-1-
Minister of Agriculture & Food Sovereignty1--
Minister of Agriculture and Food-2-
Minister of Culture1--
Minister of Economy, Finance, & Industrial & Digital Sovereignty1--
Minister of Economy, Industry and Digital-1-
Minister of Europe & Foreign Affairs12-
minister of Health-5-
Minister of Health & Access to Care1--
Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation-2-
Minister of Housing1--
Minister of Industry & Energy1--
Minister of Justice & Keeper of the Seals1--
Minister of Labor & Employment1--
Minister of Labor, Health, Solidarity, & Families1--
Minister of National Education in France-52
Minister of National Education, Higher Education, & Research2--
Minister of Overseas France16-
Minister of Public Accounts12-
Minister of Public Action, Public Servants, & Simplification1--
Minister of Sport, Young People, & the Voluntary Action1--
Minister of the Armed Forces131
Minister of the Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, Marine Affairs, & Fisheries1--
Minister of the Interior1--
Minister of Town & Country Planning & Decentralization1--
Minister of Transport1--
Minister-Delegate, Spokesperson of the Government1--
Ministry of Housing-11
Prefect of French Guiana-82
Private secretary of the French Prime Minister-111
private secretary of the minister of Economy-111
private secretary of the minister of Justice-184
sous-directeur des personnes placées sous main de justice-1-
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
chief of staff of the president of the French national assembly-23
Member of the Assemblée nationale-1,044421
Member of the French National Assembly5651,545239
member of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna-1-
président de l'Assemblée de Polynésie française--1
Senator of the French Fifth Republic312596144
Senator of Wallis and Futuna--1
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces-51
Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force-21
Chief of Staff of the French Air Force-4-
Chief of Staff of the French Army-61
Chief of Staff of the French Navy-52
Chief of Staff of the Prefect of Police of Paris-1-
commandant supérieur des forces armées de la Nouvelle-Calédonie-61
directeur de la stratégie de la DGSE-14
director of military Intelligence-61
National coodinator for Intelligence and Fight against Terrorism-71
Under-Chief of Staff Operations-71
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
deputy governor of the Banque de France-42
Governor, Bank of France1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Albanian Ambassador to France-1-
Ambassadeur de France--2
ambassadeur pour les droits de l'homme-4-
ambassadeur thématique-1-
ambassador of Algeria to France-1-
ambassador of Andorra to France-1-
Ambassador of Angola to France-21
ambassador of Argentina to France--1
ambassador of Armenia to France-31
ambassador of Australia to France-6-
ambassador of Austria to France-3-
ambassador of Belarus to France-11
ambassador of Belize to France--1
ambassador of Bolivia to France-1-
Ambassador of Bulgaria to France-42
ambassador of Burkina Faso to France-1-
ambassador of Cameroon to France-13
ambassador of Canada to France-21
ambassador of Chad to France-11
ambassador of Chile to France-11
ambassador of Colombia to France-32
ambassador of Denmark to France-41
ambassador of Egypt to France-11
ambassador of France-41
ambassador of France in Prague-51
ambassador of France to Albania-51
ambassador of France to Algeria-61
ambassador of France to Andorra-61
ambassador of France to Angola-41
ambassador of France to Argentina-62
ambassador of France to Armenia-51
ambassador of France to Azerbaijan-61
ambassador of France to Bahrain-31
ambassador of France to Bangladesh-41
ambassador of France to Belarus-42
ambassador of France to Benin-51
ambassador of France to Bolivia-22
ambassador of France to Bosnia and Herzegovina-51
Ambassador of France to Burundi-1-
ambassador of France to Cameroon-42
ambassador of France to Canada-51
ambassador of France to Chile-32
ambassador of France to China-52
ambassador of France to Costa Rica-11
ambassador of France to Croatia-51
ambassador of France to Côte d'Ivoire-41
ambassador of France to Djibouti-51
ambassador of France to Eritrea-42
ambassador of France to Estonia-41
ambassador of France to Ethiopia-21
ambassador of France to Finland-51
ambassador of France to Gabon-33
ambassador of France to Georgia-41
ambassador of France to Guatemala-31
ambassador of France to Guinea-Bissau-31
ambassador of France to Haiti-51
ambassador of France to Honduras-41
ambassador of France to Indonesia-61
ambassador of France to Iran-41
ambassador of France to Iraq-71
Ambassador of France to Ireland-31
ambassador of France to Israel-61
ambassador of France to Italy-5-
ambassador of France to Jamaica-41
ambassador of France to Jordan-32
ambassador of France to Kazakhstan-21
ambassador of France to Kenya-5-
ambassador of France to Kuwait--2
ambassador of France to Kyrgyzstan-21
ambassador of France to Latvia-51
ambassador of France to Liberia-11
ambassador of France to Libya-41
ambassador of France to Luxembourg-12
ambassador of France to Madagascar-53
ambassador of France to Mauritania-22
ambassador of France to Mauritius-21
ambassador of France to Moldova-61
ambassador of France to Monaco-52
ambassador of France to Mongolia-51
ambassador of France to Morocco-61
ambassador of France to Nepal--1
ambassador of France to New Zealand-51
ambassador of France to Nigeria-51
ambassador of France to North Macedonia-33
ambassador of France to Norway-51
ambassador of France to Pakistan-31
ambassador of France to Panama and Bahamas-31
ambassador of France to Papua New Guinea-11
ambassador of France to Paraguay-31
ambassador of France to Portugal-61
ambassador of France to Qatar-4-
ambassador of France to Romania-51
ambassador of France to Russia-41
ambassador of France to Rwanda-31
ambassador of France to Saudi Arabia-31
ambassador of France to Seychelles-41
ambassador of France to Singapore-31
ambassador of France to Slovakia-61
ambassador of France to Somalia-1-
ambassador of France to South Sudan-3-
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Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Secretary General of FIFA-3-
Secretary General of the Council of Europe7-1

Subnational government positions

Number of known occupants
Subnational head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Republic in New Caledonia-31
Minister-President of Flanders-11
Subnational executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Flemish minister of Agriculture-11
Flemish Minister of Energy-11
General secretary of prefecture of Martinique-11

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Director of Research at CNRS-2546
mayor of a place in France-1379
regional council member--374
Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe-24317
member of the regional council of Île-de-France-17318
substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe-23297
member of the general council--241
regional councillor of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes-1999
Councillor of Paris-24178
regional councilor of Nouvelle-Aquitaine-17712
conseiller régional des Hauts-de-France-1668
regional councillor of Grand Est-15715
Regional councillor of Occitanie-15215
municipal councilor of Greater Reims-1422
Councillor of Metropolis of Greater Paris-1375
conseiller communautaire du Pays basque-1140
conseiller régional de Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur--140
member of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council13119
conseiller de la Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence-1136
mayor's adjunct-10109
conseiller communautaire du Cotentin-3114
conseiller communautaire du Saulnois-1116
conseiller communautaire de Somme Sud-Ouest--114
conseiller communautaire de la Haute-Saintonge--113
conseiller de la Métropole européenne de Lille-1105
Regional councillor of Pays de la Loire-1103
conseiller régional de Normandie-975
regional councillor of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté-957
conseiller communautaire du Pays châtillonnais-196
conseiller communautaire du Cœur et Coteaux du Comminges-96-
community councilor of Ternois-931
Regional council member of Brittany-292
Vals de Saintonge community counselor--93
conseiller communautaire des Campagnes de l'Artois-853
conseiller communautaire du Grand Paris Seine et Oise-7018
conseiller communautaire de Troyes Champagne Métropole-852
conseiller communautaire de Grand-Figeac-284
conseiller communautaire de Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées-86-
conseiller communautaire de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane-3055
conseiller communautaire de Couserans-Pyrénées-831
conseiller régional du Centre-Val de Loire-183
conseiller communautaire de Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie-182
member of the departmental council of Nord-181
conseiller communautaire de l'Argonne Ardennaise--80
member of the departmental council of Pas-de-Calais-179
conseiller communautaire de Loire Forez Agglomération--79
conseiller communautaire des crêtes préardennaises-178
conseiller communautaire de l'Agglo Pays d'Issoire-2552
conseiller communautaire de la Picardie verte--77
conseiller communautaire de l'Agglo du Pays de Dreux-174
conseiller de la Métropole Rouen Normandie-174
conseiller communautaire de la Région de Château-Thierry-173
conseiller communautaire des Terres d'Auxois-172
Metropolitan councillor of Lyon-370
conseiller communautaire de Carcassonne Agglo--72
conseiller communautaire d'Épinal-71-
conseiller communautaire de Causses et vallée de la Dordogne-5218
member of the departmental council of Seine-Maritime-169
conseiller communautaire de Sarrebourg Moselle Sud-69-
conseiller communautaire de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges-68-
conseiller de la Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur-167
community councillor of Grand Besançon Métropole-1750
conseiller communautaire d'Adour Madiran-5710
conseiller communautaire d'Intercom Bernay Terres de Normandie-661
conseiller communautaire du Nord-Est Béarn--67
conseiller communautaire du Terroir de Caux-67-
conseiller communautaire du Puy-en-Velay-66-
Councillor of State1164
member of the departmental council of Gironde--66
conseiller communautaire d'Alès Agglomération-164
conseiller communautaire de Haute-Corrèze Communauté-5015
conseiller communautaire de Territoires Vendômois--65
conseiller communautaire de Évreux Portes de Normandie-65-
conseiller communautaire du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse-614
conseiller communautaire de Bresse Revermont 71-559
conseiller communautaire de Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération-3826
conseiller communautaire de Ponthieu-Marquenterre--64
conseiller communautaire des Sept Vallées-163
conseiller municipal de Poissy-460
conseiller communautaire de Loue-Lison-4914
conseiller communautaire de Mirecourt Dompaire-63-
conseiller communautaire du Pays du Coquelicot-261
conseiller communautaire du Territoire Nord Picardie--63
West Vosges community counselor-63-
conseiller communautaire des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale-3527
conseiller communautaire des Pyrénées Haut-Garonnaises-611
member of the departmental council of Loire-Atlantique--62
member of the departmental council of Puy-de-Dôme-161
conseiller communautaire de Loches Sud Touraine-61-
conseiller communautaire de Sézanne-Sud Ouest Marnais-61-
member of the departmental council of Hérault--61
community counselor of Champagnole Nozeroy Jura-258
conseiller communautaire de l'Agglomération de Chaumont-159
member of the departmental council of Isère-159
conseiller communautaire de Dinan Agglomération-158
conseiller communautaire de Saint-Dizier, Der et Blaise-158
conseiller communautaire des Luys en Béarn--59
conseiller communautaire du Grand Roye--59
conseiller communautaire du Pays rethélois--59
conseiller communautaire des Vosges Côté Sud-Ouest-58-
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What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...

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