Bernard Chaix (; born 6 January 1965) is a French businessman and politician who has represented the 3rd constituency of the

Alpes-Maritimes Alpes-Maritimes (; ; ; ) is a Departments of France, department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the France–Italy border, Italian border and Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'A ...

department in the

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since

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. A former member of The Republicans (LR), which he left to join the newly-founded

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(UDR) in 2024, he has also held a seat in the Departmental Council of Alpes-Maritimes for the canton of Nice-8 since

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. Chaix started his political career as a municipal councillor of

Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million 2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

, a seat he held until his resignation in 2024. He was appointed treasurer of the UDR in 2024.

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1965 births Living people Politicians from Nice French city councillors Departmental councillors (France) The Republicans (France) politicians Union of the Far-Right politicians Deputies of the 17th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Alpes-Maritimes {{France-politician-stub