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François Decoster

Politician

François Decoster 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	Francois Decoster · François Decoster				[sources]
Birth date	1973-04-17				[sources]
Place of birth	Hazebrouck				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	European Union · France				[sources]
Citizenship	France				[sources]
Classification	International organization (current) · Local government (current)				[sources]
First name	François				[sources]
Last name	Decoster				[sources]
Political association	Renew Europe				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q63106664				[sources]
Position	ARLEM Commission for Sustainable territorial development · ARLEM Plenary · Bureau of the Committee of the Regions · COR-UK Contact Group · Mayor of Saint-Omer (2014-2020) · 8 more...				[sources]
Education	College of Europe · Paris Descartes University · Sciences Po				[sources]
Source link	memberspage.cor.europa.eu				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-15	First seen	2021-07-26

Descriptions

French politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
conseiller régional des Hauts-de-France	2016-01-01	2021-06-01
conseiller communautaire du Pays de Saint-Omer	2014-03-30

Data sources

French Mayors68,882

Mayors of French cities, towns, and arrondissements

France · MIOM

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,935

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Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,343

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Wikidata · non-official source

European Commitee of the Regions Members670

Detailed information on members representing local and regional authorities across the European Union.

European Union · CoR

External databases

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Wikidata349,569

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions548,881

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: fr-maires-bfe2ab522eda2169b70b0a899277a46836f6f21a · eu-cor-2029189

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