Thierry Repentin (born 5 April 1963) is a French politician who has served as

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since

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. A member of the

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(PS), he previously served as a

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for

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(2004–2012; 2014) and in government as Minister Delegate for Vocational Training and Apprenticeship (2012–2013) and for European Affairs (2013–2014) under Prime Minister

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Biography

Early life

Thierry Repentin was born in

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and grew up in Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte.Senate webpage
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and graduated from the

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Career

Repentin first worked as a parliamentary assistant to MEP

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, before he served as chief of staff to

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from 1989 to 1995 during the first years of Besson's tenure as Mayor of Chambéry. Repentin later became an assistant of Besson when he was Secretary of State for Housing under Prime Minister

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from 1997 to 2001. From 1995 to 2001, Repentin also served as a Deputy Mayor of

. From 2008 to 2014, he served as a Deputy Mayor of

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(General Council of Savoie until 2015) from 1998 to 2020, first for the canton of Chambéry-Nord, then for the canton of Chambéry-1 starting in 2015 following redistricting. From 2001 to 2004, Repentin also held the presidency of Chambéry Métropole, a former agglomeration community centred around Chambéry. He served as a member of the

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, representing the

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, from 2004 to 2012, when he was appointed to the government as Minister Delegate for Vocational Training and Apprenticeship under Prime Minister

. In 2013, he was appointed Minister Delegate for European Affairs. He briefly returned to the Senate in 2014 after

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was appointed Prime Minister. He stood for reelection later that year but was defeated. From 2016 until 2021, Repentin was a member of the

Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes The Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (french: Conseil régional d'Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) is the deliberative assembly of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeast-central France. Laurent Wauquiez of The Republicans (LR) has presided ...

. In

, he was elected Mayor of Chambéry.

Honours

* 14 November 2013: Grand Officer of the

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* 14 July 2015: Knight of the

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References

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