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Christophe Béchu

Politician

Christophe Béchu 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	Christophe BECHU · Christophe Béchu · M. Christophe Béchu · Кристоф Бешю · Крістоф Бешу · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	Christophe Bechu · Бешю, Кристоф				[sources]
Weak alias	Bechu · Béchu				[sources]
Birth date	1974-06-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Angers				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	European Union · France				[sources]
Citizenship	France				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past) · Local government (current) · National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	c.bechu@senat.fr				[sources]
First name	Christophe				[sources]
Last name	BECHU · Béchu				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q544725				[sources]
Position	Mayor of Angers (2014-2020) · Mayor of Angers (2020-) · Member of the European Parliament (2009-2010) · Minister Delegate in charge of Territorial Communities (2022-2022) · Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition (2022-2024) · 7 more...				[sources]
Education	Sciences Po				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-07-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

French politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the European Parliament	2009-07-14	2010-12-31
member of the general council	-	-
conseiller municipal d'Angers	2020-05-18	-
regional council member	-	-
Mayor of Angers	2020-05-18	-
Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition	2022-07-04	2024-09-21
Senator of the French Fifth Republic	2011-10-01	2017-10-01
Mayor of Angers	2020-05-18	-
Senator of the French Fifth Republic	-	-
Minister Delegate in charge of Territorial Communities	2022-05-20	2022-07-04

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French Mayors68,879

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France · Sénat

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