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Philippe de Villiers

Politician

Philippe de Villiers 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	Philippe de Villiers · Φιλίπ ντε Βιλιέ · Филипп де Вилье · פיליפ דה וילייר · فيليب دو فيلييه · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	Philippe Le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon · Philippus de Villiers · Villiers, Philippe de · Λε Ζολί ντε Βιλιέ ντε Σαιντινιόν · Φιλίπ λε Ζολί ντε Βιλιέ ντε Σαιντινιόν · 10 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	フィリップ・ドヴィリエ · 菲利普·德·维利尔				[sources]
Birth date	1949-03-01 · 1949-03-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Boulogne				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	France				[sources]
Country	European Union · France				[sources]
Citizenship	France				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past) · National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Philippe				[sources]
Last name	de Villiers				[sources]
Website	www.pourlafrance.fr · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q704846				[sources]
Position	Assemblée nationale (member, 2002-2007) · General councillor of Vendée (1987-2010) · Member of the European Parliament (1994-1996) · Member of the European Parliament (1996-1997) · Member of the European Parliament (1997-1997) · 12 more...				[sources]
Education	Faculté de droit de Nantes · Sciences Po · École nationale d'administration (1976-1978)				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-14	Last processed	2025-10-14	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

French politician and essayist

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Nicolas de Villiers de Saintignon Close Associate	child	-	-
Jacques de Villiers Politician	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the European Parliament	2009-07-14	2014-06-30

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,886

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,086

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Every Politician58,326

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions546,894

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Wikidata349,418

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