Marine Brenier-Ohanessian (born 11 August 1986) is a French politician who served as a member of the

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from 2016 to 2022, representing the 5th constituency of the department of

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. She is a member of two political center-right parties, Horizons and La France Audacieuse.

Political career

Brenier joined the UMP in 2007. In 2008, she was elected municipal councillor of Nice (although she began serving only in 2009), where she was tasked with overseeing sports affairs. In April 2014, she became a territorial deputy mayor of Nice under the leadership of

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. The following year, she was elected as a departmental councillor. From 2015 to 2017, Brenier served as president of the Young Republicans, succeeding

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. In parliament, Brenier served on the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning (2016–2017) and the Committee on Social Affairs (2017–2022). From 2018 to 2022, Brenier was a member of

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(SL), founded and led by

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. In 2021, she led a group of LR deputies pushing for more liberal rules on

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. Brenier was a candidate in the 2022 legislative elections. Her candidacy was endorsed by

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. She lost her seat to Christelle d'Intorni from the

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in the second round. Following her defeat in the 2022 legislative elections, she returned to her role as deputy mayor of Nice, overseeing Family and Early Childhood affairs.

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1986 births Living people Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic The Republicans (France) politicians Horizons (political party) politicians Politicians from Nice Women members of the National Assembly (France) 21st-century French women politicians Politicians from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur {{AlpesMaritimes-politician-stub

Political career

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