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Xabier Benito

Politician

Xabier Benito 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	Xabier Benito · Xabier Benito Ziluaga				[sources]
Birth date	1988-05-23				[sources]
Place of birth	Bilbao				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Spain · European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Spain				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past)				[sources]
First name	Xabier				[sources]
Last name	Benito				[sources]
Political association	Podemos				[sources]
Website	xabierbenitoziluaga.info				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q21600336				[sources]
Position	Deputy of the General Assembly of Bizkaia · Member of the European Parliament (2015-2019) · council member (2023-) · spokesperson of the Elkarrekin Podemos-IU-Equo-AV Municipal Group in the City Hall (2023-)				[sources]
Education	University of Deusto				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Spanish politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Paula Amieva Politician	unmarried partner	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the European Parliament	2015-11-25	2019-07-01

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,968

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,993

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions553,228

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Wikidata353,666

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