Marc-Philippe Daubresse (born 1 August 1953) is a

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politician.

Early life and education

Daubresse was born on 1 August 1953 in

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, the

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, and the

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. He was a member of

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Career

In 1974, Daubresse worked as staff member for

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Minister Norbert Segard. He also served as regional chair of the

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, and later the

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for the

. From 1980 to 1983, Daubresse worked for

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. From 1986 to 1992, Daubresse was a member of the regional council of

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. From January 2001 to March 2008, he was the Vice-President of the

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. Since 2003, he has been the President of the

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, then the Agence Nationale de l'Habitat. From March to November 2004, Daubresse was Secretary for housing, from November 2004 to May 2005, Deputy Minister for housing and cities. and frome March to November 2010 Minister for Youth and Active Solidarities. Daubresse has been the mayor of

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from 1988 to 2017.

Political positions

In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Daubresse endorsed

Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa ( ; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012. In 2021, he was found guilty of having tried to bribe a judge in 2014 to obtain information ...

as the party's candidate for the office of

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. In the Republicans' 2025 leadership election, he endorsed

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to succeed

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as the party's new chair.Thibaut Le Gal (18 April 2025)
Les Républicains : L’explosion des nouveaux adhérents, une bonne nouvelle pour Retailleau ou pour Wauquiez ?
'' 20 minutes''.

References

External links

Official website
1953 births Living people Politicians from Lille French Christians Union for French Democracy politicians The Republicans (France) politicians Modern and Humanist France Government ministers of France Mayors of places in Hauts-de-France École centrale de Lille alumni Lille University of Science and Technology alumni 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 Senators of Nord (French department) {{France-politician-UMP-stub