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Esther Benbassa

Politician

Esther Benbassa is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Esther Benbassa · Esther Benbassaová · Mme Esther Benbassa · Естер Бенбаса · Эстер Бенбасса · 4 more...				[sources]
Other name	Esther Benbassa-Dudonney · 에스테르 벤바사뒤도네				[sources]
Birth date	1950-03-27				[sources]
Place of birth	Istanbul				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	France				[sources]
Citizenship	France · Israel · Türkiye				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
E-Mail	e.benbassa@senat.fr				[sources]
First name	Esther				[sources]
Last name	Benbassa				[sources]
Website	www.estherbenbassa.net				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1285501				[sources]
Position	Senator of the French Fifth Republic (2011-2017) · Senator of the French Fifth Republic (2017-2023)				[sources]
Education	Paris 8 University · Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3 · Tel Aviv University · University of Paris				[sources]
Last change	2025-08-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

French historian and politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Data sources

French Senators896

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,909

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Source data IDs: fr-senat-11033f

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Jean-Christophe Attias Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Senator of the French Fifth Republic	2017-10-02	2023-10-01
Senator of the French Fifth Republic