Julien Aubert (; born 11 June 1978) is a French politician and civil servant who represented the 5th constituency of the

Vaucluse Vaucluse (; or ) is a department in the southeastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019.

department in the

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from

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. A member of The Republicans (LR) and its predecessor parties, he ran for the party's leadership in the 2019 election, in which he placed second behind Christian Jacob. In 2017, Aubert launched his own political movement and think tank, Oser la France (Dare France).

Political career

A magistrate at the

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by occupation, Aubert was elected to Parliament in the 2012 legislative election for the newly-created 5th constituency of

Vaucluse Vaucluse (; or ) is a department in the southeastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019.

. Following the 2015 regional election, he was also inaugurated as a regional councillor of

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (commonly shortened to PACA), also known as Région Sud, is one of the eighteen Regions of France, administrative regions of France, located at the far southeastern point of the Metropolitan France, mainland. The main P ...

. He served one term in the

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until 27 June 2021. Aubert held one of the council's vice presidencies from 13 December 2015 to 18 June 2017 under

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and Renaud Muselier. Aubert served as deputy secretary-general of The Republicans from 13 December 2017 to 23 October 2019 under the leadership of

Laurent Wauquiez Laurent Timothée Marie Wauquiez (; born 12 April 1975) is a French politician who has presided over the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes from 2016 to 2024. He is a member of The Republicans (LR), which he led from 2017 to 2019 follow ...

. He placed second in the 2019 The Republicans leadership election, in which he ran to the right of winner Christian Jacob. He lost his seat in the

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to Jean-François Lovisolo of Ensemble.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aubert, Julien 1978 births Living people Politicians from Marseille People from Vaucluse Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Sciences Po alumni Johns Hopkins University alumni École nationale d'administration alumni Judges of the Court of Audit (France)