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Sonia Backès

Politician

Sonia Backès 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	Sonia Backès · ソニア・バッケス				[sources]
Other name	Backès, Sonia · Sonia Backes				[sources]
Birth date	1976-05-21				[sources]
Place of birth	Nouméa				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	New Caledonia				[sources]
Country	France · New Caledonia				[sources]
Citizenship	France				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Sonia				[sources]
Last name	Backès				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3490407				[sources]
Position	Congress (member, 2014-) · Minister of State for Citizenship (2022-2023)				[sources]
Education	Joseph Fourier University				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

French politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Éric Backès Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of Congress	2014	-
Minister of State for Citizenship	2022-07-04

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,212

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,481

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata334,036

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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