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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 154,741 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 daily420
French MayorsMIOM weekly68,879
French National AssemblyNational Assembly of France weekly4,092
French National Asset Freezing SystemDGT daily5,520
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 61,611 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-131
Chief of Staff of the French Prime Minister-11
conseiller pour les affaires pénitentiaires-1-
directeur général de la Mondialisation-2-
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 and 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 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
Q2996312516-
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 Assembly5751,535237
member of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna-1-
président de l'Assemblée de Polynésie française--1
Senator of the French Fifth Republic348563141
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
National coodinator for Intelligence and Fight against Terrorism-71
Q81301450-61
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-3-
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-5-
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-2-
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-1378
regional council member--374
Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe-24316
Q59239951-211125
substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe-23297
member of the general council--241
regional councillor of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes-2044
Q51236772-27175
regional councilor of Nouvelle-Aquitaine-1836
conseiller régional des Hauts-de-France-1704
regional councillor of Grand Est-1675
Regional councillor of Occitanie-15710
municipal councilor of Greater Reims-144-
Councillor of Metropolis of Greater Paris-1402
Q66499641-1401
conseiller régional de Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur-12218
member of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council13119
conseiller de la Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence-119-
mayor's adjunct-10109
conseiller communautaire du Cotentin-117-
conseiller communautaire du Saulnois-117-
conseiller communautaire de Somme Sud-Ouest-114-
conseiller communautaire de la Haute-Saintonge-113-
conseiller de la Métropole européenne de Lille-1051
Regional councillor of Pays de la Loire-9311
conseiller régional de Normandie-1002
regional councillor of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté-1002
conseiller communautaire du Pays châtillonnais-97-
conseiller communautaire du Cœur et Coteaux du Comminges-96-
community councilor of Ternois-94-
Regional council member of Brittany-8410
Vals de Saintonge community counselor-93-
conseiller communautaire des Campagnes de l'Artois-88-
conseiller communautaire du Grand Paris Seine et Oise-7216
conseiller communautaire de Troyes Champagne Métropole-87-
conseiller communautaire de Grand-Figeac-86-
conseiller communautaire de Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées-86-
conseiller communautaire de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane-183
conseiller communautaire de Couserans-Pyrénées-84-
conseiller régional du Centre-Val de Loire-777
conseiller communautaire de Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie-83-
member of the departmental council of Nord-82-
conseiller communautaire de l'Argonne Ardennaise-80-
member of the departmental council of Pas-de-Calais-791
conseiller communautaire de Loire Forez Agglomération-79-
conseiller communautaire des crêtes préardennaises-79-
conseiller communautaire de l'Agglo Pays d'Issoire-77-
conseiller communautaire de la Picardie verte--77
conseiller communautaire de l'Agglo du Pays de Dreux-75-
conseiller de la Métropole Rouen Normandie-75-
conseiller communautaire de la Région de Château-Thierry-74-
conseiller communautaire des Terres d'Auxois-73-
Metropolitan councillor of Lyon-703
conseiller communautaire de Carcassonne Agglo-72-
conseiller communautaire d'Épinal-71-
conseiller communautaire de Causses et vallée de la Dordogne-70-
member of the departmental council of Seine-Maritime-70-
conseiller communautaire de Sarrebourg Moselle Sud-69-
conseiller communautaire de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges-68-
conseiller de la Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur-68-
community councillor of Grand Besançon Métropole-67-
conseiller communautaire d'Adour Madiran-67-
conseiller communautaire d'Intercom Bernay Terres de Normandie-67-
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-65-
conseiller communautaire de Haute-Corrèze Communauté-65-
conseiller communautaire de Territoires Vendômois-65-
conseiller communautaire de Évreux Portes de Normandie-65-
conseiller communautaire de Bresse Revermont 71-64-
conseiller communautaire de Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération-64-
conseiller communautaire de Ponthieu-Marquenterre-64-
conseiller communautaire des Sept Vallées-64-
conseiller communautaire de Loue-Lison-63-
conseiller communautaire de Mirecourt Dompaire-63-
conseiller communautaire du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse--63
conseiller communautaire du Pays du Coquelicot--63
conseiller communautaire du Territoire Nord Picardie-63-
conseiller municipal de Poissy-459
West Vosges community counselor-63-
conseiller communautaire des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale-62-
conseiller communautaire des Pyrénées Haut-Garonnaises-62-
member of the departmental council of Loire-Atlantique-62-
member of the departmental council of Puy-de-Dôme-62-
conseiller communautaire de Loches Sud Touraine-61-
conseiller communautaire de Sézanne-Sud Ouest Marnais-61-
member of the departmental council of Hérault-4912
community counselor of Champagnole Nozeroy Jura-60-
conseiller communautaire de l'Agglomération de Chaumont-60-
member of the departmental council of Isère-582
conseiller communautaire de Dinan Agglomération-59-
conseiller communautaire de Saint-Dizier, Der et Blaise-59-
conseiller communautaire des Luys en Béarn-59-
conseiller communautaire du Grand Roye-59-
conseiller communautaire du Pays rethélois-581
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...