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Xavier Darcos

Politician

Xavier Darcos 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	Xavier Darcos · Ксав'є Даркос · Ксавье Даркос · קסבייה דרקוס · اكساڤير داركوس · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Darcos, Xavier · Даркос, Ксавье				[sources]
Birth date	1947-07-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Limoges				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	France				[sources]
Citizenship	France				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Xavier				[sources]
Last name	Darcos				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1470586				[sources]
Position	Chancelier de l'Institut de France (2018-) · French Education Minister (2007-2007) · French Education Minister (2007-2009) · Perpetual Secretary of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences (2011-2016) · Senator of the French Fifth Republic · 8 more...				[sources]
Education	Bordeaux Montaigne University · Cité scolaire Bertran-de-Born · Doctor of Arts (1995) · Doctorat de troisième cycle (1981) · University of Reims				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

French politician and latinist

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Senator of the French Fifth Republic	-	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Laure Darcos Politician	spouse	1999-04-10	-

Data sources

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