Maurice Leroy (; born 2 February 1959) is a French politician who served as Minister of City Affairs under

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in the third government of

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from November 2010 to May 2012. In this capacity, he was in charge of the

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project. He was a

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from 1997 to 2010 and 2012 to 2019.

Political career

From 1997 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2019, Leroy was a member of the

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, representing

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. During that time, he was a member of the

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as a part of

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. While in the opposition, he criticized the Socialist government for blocking necessary investments for the Grand Paris project. In September 2012, Leroy became the spokesman of the

(UDI) created by

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. He left the New Centre in conflict with his leader,

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. Ahead of the

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, Leroy endorsed

as the center-right parties' joint candidate.

Later career

After his resignation from parliament, Leroy accepted the offer by

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to become deputy general manager of the state-owned company Mosinjproekt, in charge of managing projects of Greater Moscow, for a monthly salary of 10,000

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.Benjamin Quenelle (28 June 2019)
Portrait: Maurice Leroy, du Grand Paris au Grand Moscou
'' Les Echos''.

References

1959 births Living people Politicians from Paris Union for French Democracy politicians The Centrists politicians Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Union of Democrats and Independents politicians {{France-politician-UDI-stub