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Jacques Billant

Military · PEP

Jacques Billant 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	Jacques Billant · ジャック・ビリアン · 雅克·比扬				[sources]
Birth date	1960-01-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Auch				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	New Caledonia · Réunion				[sources]
Citizenship	France				[sources]
Classification	State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Jacques				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q47485356				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Governor of the Republic in New Caledonia (2025-) · Prefect of Ariège (2009-2011) · Prefect of Dordogne (2011-2014) · Prefect of Guadeloupe (2014-2017) · Prefect of La Réunion (2019-2022) · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-12	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

French military officer and official

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories345,356

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons278,393

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-new-caledonia-jacques-billant-high-commissioner

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