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of
Prime Minister
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Élisabeth Borne
Élisabeth Borne (; born 18 April 1961) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from May 2022 to January 2024. A member of President Emmanuel Macron's party Renaissance (French political party), Renaissance, she is the secon ...
from 2023 to 2024.
A member of the
Democratic Movement Democratic Movement may refer to:
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(MoDem), which he joined in 2020 upon leaving
The Centrists
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Eure-et-Loir
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National Assembly
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since 2024, previously holding the seat from
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 ...
2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
, previously holding office from 1995 to 2014 when the region was named Centre.
A biologist by occupation, Vigier became a Deputy Mayor of
Châteaudun
Châteaudun () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It was the site of the Battle of Châteaudun during the Franco-Prussian War.
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Châteaudun is located about 45 ...
and regional councillor of
Centre
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in 1995, positions he held until 1998 and 2014, respectively. In
2001
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, he was elected to the mayorship of
Cloyes-sur-le-Loir
Cloyes-sur-le-Loir (, literally ''Cloyes on the Loir'') is a former commune on the River Loir, a few kilometres south of the town of Châteaudun in the department of Eure-et-Loir in northern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new c ...
,
Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir (, locally: ) is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. It is located in the region of Centre-Val de Loire. In 2019, Eure-et-Loir had a population of 431,575.2015 regional election, Vigier led the
Union of the Right and Centre
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Throughout the Fifth Republic, the Gaullist party allied itself with smaller right a ...
(UDC) list in Centre-Val de Loire (formerly Centre). Despite favourable polls, the UDC list was narrowly defeated in the second round by the
Socialist Party
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list led by outgoing Regional Council President François Bonneau. Vigier declined to take a seat in the regional council. In
2021
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, he was returned to the regional council on the Democratic Movement list led by Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau.
National Assembly
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in the first round with 57.1% of the vote in the 4th constituency of
Union for a Popular Movement
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. He was reelected in
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 ...
Armenia
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and
Italy
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. He also served as member of the French delegation to the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
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National Rally
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Interior Minister
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Élisabeth Borne
Élisabeth Borne (; born 18 April 1961) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from May 2022 to January 2024. A member of President Emmanuel Macron's party Renaissance (French political party), Renaissance, she is the secon ...
, replacing
Jean-François Carenco
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