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Lionel Zinsou

Politician

Lionel Zinsou 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	Lionel Zinsou · Λιονέλ Ζινσού · Лионель Зинсу · Ліонель Зінсу · ليونيل زينسو · 3 more...				[sources]
Other name	Lionel Zinsou-Derlin · Зинсу, Лионель				[sources]
Weak alias	莱昂内尔·津苏				[sources]
Birth date	1954-10-23				[sources]
Place of birth	Paris				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Benin				[sources]
Citizenship	Benin · France				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Lionel				[sources]
Last name	Zinsou				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3241966				[sources]
Position	Prime Minister of Benin (2015-2016) · chief executive officer (2017-)				[sources]
Education	London School of Economics and Political Science · Lycée Louis-le-Grand · Sciences Po · École Normale Supérieure				[sources]
Last change	2025-11-06	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

French investment banker, economist and private banker

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Marie-Cécile Zinsou Close Associate	child	-	-
Émile Derlin Zinsou Politician	nephew · relative	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Prime Minister of Benin	2015-06-18	2016-04-06

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