Jean Leonetti (born 9 July 1948) is a French

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and politician who served as a member of

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from 1997 to 2011 and again from 2012 to 2017, representing Alpes-Maritimes's 7th constituency. He a former president of the

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and is also a member of the Radical Party.

Political career

Following

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’s resignation as chair of the UMP, Leonetti supported

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’s candidacy to succeed Copé. He later endorsed

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in the Republicans’

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ahead of the 2017 presidential election. In 2015, Leonetti authored legislation allowed patients with hours or days to live to stop treatment and request to be placed under general anaesthetic until the moment they die.

Political positions

In his capacity as Minister of European Affairs, Leonetti said in 2011 the

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could survive even if Greece were forced out of the currency union.Vicky Buffery (3 November 2011)
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References

1948 births Living people Physicians from Marseille French people of Italian descent Union for French Democracy politicians Radical Party (France) politicians Union for a Popular Movement politicians Modern and Humanist France The Republicans (France) politicians Government ministers of France 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 Members of Parliament for Alpes-Maritimes Mayors of places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 20th-century French physicians Aix-Marseille University alumni {{France-politician-UMP-stub