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Catherine Colonna

Diplomat · Politician

Catherine Colonna 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	Catherine Colonna · Catherine Colonnová · Κατρίν Κολονά · Катрин Колонна · Катрін Колонна · 6 more...				[sources]
Alias	Колонна, Катрин				[sources]
Weak alias	カトリーヌ・コロナ				[sources]
Birth date	1956-04-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Saint-Symphorien				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	France				[sources]
Citizenship	France				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Catherine				[sources]
Last name	Colonna				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q273396				[sources]
Position	Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom (2019-2022) · Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs (2005-2007) · Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs (2022-2024) · ambassador of France to Italy (2014-2017)				[sources]
Education	Sciences Po · École nationale d'administration				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

French diplomat and politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-12-29

Relationships

Associates
Associate	Relationship	Start date	End date
Brice Fodda Close Associate	adviser · professional partner	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom	2019-09-02	2022-05-20
ambassador of France to Italy	2014-09-01

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,033

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,142

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External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,753

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-france-catherine-colonna-minister-for-europe-foreign-affairs · us-cia-france-catherine-colonna-min-for-europe-foreign-affairs

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