Cédric Perrin (; born 20 January 1974) is a French politician who has represented the

Territoire de Belfort The Territoire de Belfort (; "Territory of Belfort") is a department in the northeastern French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. In 2020 it had a population of 140,120.Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

since

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. He is a member of The Republicans (LR), formerly the

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(UMP). Since 26 October 2023, he has presided over the

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''Délégation parlementaire au renseignement'', which supervises France's three main intelligence agencies.

Early life

A native of

Belfort Belfort (; archaic , ) is a city in northeastern France, situated approximately from the Swiss border. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Territoire de Belfort. Belfort is from Paris and from Basel. The residents of the city ...

, Perrin grew up in Beaucourt. He is an alumnus of the

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, from which he graduated in

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. A jurist by occupation, he was elected to the General Council of Territoire de Belfort in

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

for the canton of Beaucourt, at age 27. He held the seat until redistricting in

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

, when the canton was merged into the canton of Delle and he chose not to run for reelection.

Political career

Perrin was Third Deputy Mayor of Beaucourt from

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

, when he was elected to the mayorship, which he held until his resignation in 2017. In

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

and

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

, he was

Damien Meslot Damien Meslot (born 11 November 1964 in Belfort) is a French politician and a member of The Republicans. He represented Territoire de Belfort's 1st constituency in the National Assembly from 2002 to 2017, and has served as the mayor of Belfor ...

's substitute for the 1st constituency of the Territoire de Belfort seat in the

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. Perrin was first elected to the

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with 52.5% of the first-round vote. He succeeded

presidential candidate

Jean-Pierre Chevènement Jean-Pierre Chevènement (; born 9 March 1939) ...

in office. Perrin was reelected to a second term in

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 ...

with 72.2% of the first-round vote. In

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, he was returned to the Departmental Council of Territoire de Belfort for the canton of Delle while keeping his Senate term. On 6 October 2023, Perrin was elected to preside over the Senate's Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and the Armed Forces. Since 26 October 2023, he has also presided over the ''Délégation parlementaire au renseignement'', the eight-member (four deputies, four senators) body tasked with supervising France's three main intelligence agencies (

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, DGSI, DRI)."Deux sénateurs ont été désignés comme présidents de la délégation parlementaire au renseignement (DPR) et de la commission de vérification des fonds spéciaux (CVFS)"

, 26 October 2023. He succeeded deputy

Sacha Houlié Sacha Houlié (born 8 October 1988) is a French lawyer and politician of former member La République En Marche! (LREM 2017-2024) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the depart ...

for the 2023–2024 term.

References

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