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Frédérique Vidal

Politician

Frédérique Vidal 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	Frederique Vidal · Frédérique Vidal · Φρεντερίκ Βιντάλ · Фредерик Видаль · Ֆրեդերիկ Վիդալ · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Frédérique Chantal Marie Vidal-Zoccola · Frédérique Vidal-Zoccola · 프레데리크 샹탈 마리 비달				[sources]
Birth date	1964-05-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Monaco				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	France				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Chantal · Frédérique · Marie				[sources]
Last name	Vidal				[sources]
Political association	Renaissance				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q28950190				[sources]
Position	Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (2017-2022) · président d'université (2012-2017)				[sources]
Education	University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (-1993) · doctorate in France (1993)				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

French biochemist and politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation	2017-05-17	2022-05-20

Data sources

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions508,377

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