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Gilles Pennelle

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Gilles Pennelle 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	Gilles Pennelle · Жиль Пенель				[sources]
Birth date	1962-07-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Dieppe				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	France				[sources]
Classification	International organization (current)				[sources]
First name	Gilles				[sources]
Last name	Pennelle				[sources]
Political association	Front national · Land and People · National Rally · National Republican Movement · Party of New Forces				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q46489779				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (2024-) · Regional council member of Brittany (2015-) · conseiller communautaire de Fougères Agglomération · conseiller municipal de Fougères · director general (2023-2024)				[sources]
Education	University of Rouen-Normandy				[sources]
Source link	droites-extremes.blog.lemonde.fr · www.20minutes.fr · www.europarl.europa.eu · www.huffingtonpost.fr · www.lepoint.fr				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-01	Last processed	2026-04-01	First seen	2024-07-16

Descriptions

French politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-07-20

Relationships

Memberships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
Patriots for Europe Group	-	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the European Parliament	2024-07-16	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Guillaume Pennelle PEP	sibling	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,414

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,208

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

European Parliament Members936

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European Union · EP

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Wikidata328,049

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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