Paris
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) is a French politician of Italian origin, and a past member of the UDF group. He was a deputé in the
Assemblée Nationale
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for the
Indre-et-Loire
Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River. In 2019, it had a population of 610,079.European Parliament
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from 1999 to 2002 and as vice-president of the Indre et Loire local government (''conseil général'') from 1998 to 2001. He is also mayor of Richelieu since 2001. In June 2007, he became a member of the cabinet of
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012.
Born in Paris, he is of Hungarian, Greek Jewish, and French origin. Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Se ...
as an undersecretary for business and foreign trade (''secrétaire d’Etat chargé des Entreprises et du Commerce extérieur''). He was from March 2008 to 13 November 2010 an undersecretary for commerce, craftsmanship, small and medium businesses, tourism and services (''secrétaire d’Etat chargé du commerce, de l’artisanat, des petites et moyennes entreprises, du tourisme et des services'') in the cabinet of
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012.
Born in Paris, he is of Hungarian, Greek Jewish, and French origin. Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Se ...
. In March 2006, he has created the association ''Les Réformateurs''.
His political history is that of a conservative politician moving to the center ground. He was, from the 1960s to 1980s a member of various extreme right parties including
Occident
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, the
Parti des forces nouvelles
Parti des forces nouvelles (PFN) or Party of New Forces was a French far-right political party formed in November 1974 from the ''Comité faire front'', a group of anti-Jean-Marie Le Pen dissidents who had split from the National Front (FN).
De ...
, the National Front, etc., before joining the conservative
National Centre of Independents and Peasants
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and then the centrist Parti Républicain, a component of UDF. He was general secretary from 1990 to 1993, then member of the ''bureau exécutif'' of the Parti Républicain.
Professionally, he was CEO of ''établissements Janton'', from 1982 to 2006, and ''chargé de mission'' for the French steel industry (''Chargé de mission pour la chambre syndicale de la sidérurgie française'')
from 1977 to 1986.
Political career
Governmental functions
Secretary of State for Trade, Crafts, Small and Medium Enterprises, Tourism, Services and Consumer : 2009–2010.
Secretary of State for Business and Foreign Trade : 2007–2009.
Electoral mandates
''European Parliament''
Member of
European Parliament
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: 1999–2002 (Resignation, reelected in the National Assembly in 2002).
''National Assembly of France''
Member of the
National Assembly of France
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for
Indre-et-Loire
Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River. In 2019, it had a population of 610,079.Centre (région) : 2004–2007 (Resignation) / Since 2010. Reelected in 2010.
''General Council''
Vice-president of the General Council of
Indre-et-Loire
Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River. In 2019, it had a population of 610,079.Indre-et-Loire
Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River. In 2019, it had a population of 610,079.Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire
Richelieu () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
It lies south of Chinon and west of Sainte-Maure de Touraine and is surrounded by mostly agricultural land. Its inhabitants are called Richelais, and Richelaises.
Bec ...
: Since 2008.
Deputy-mayor of
Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire
Richelieu () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
It lies south of Chinon and west of Sainte-Maure de Touraine and is surrounded by mostly agricultural land. Its inhabitants are called Richelais, and Richelaises.
Bec ...
: 2001–2008.
Municipal councillor of
Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire
Richelieu () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
It lies south of Chinon and west of Sainte-Maure de Touraine and is surrounded by mostly agricultural land. Its inhabitants are called Richelais, and Richelaises.
Bec ...
: Since 2001. Reelected in 2008.
Municipal councillor of Joué-lès-Tours : 1995–2001.
''Community of communes Council''
President of
Communauté de communes
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du pays de Richelieu : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008.
Member of
Communauté de communes
A ''communauté de communes'' (, "community of communes") is a federation of municipalities (communes) in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together. It is the least-integrated form of ''intercommunalité'' (in ...
du pays de Richelieu : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008.
Bibliography
* Frédéric Charpier, ''Génération Occident'' (Paris: Le Seuil, 2005)