Thierry Solère (born 17 August 1971) is a French politician who has served as the member of the

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for the 9th constituency of

Hauts-de-Seine Hauts-de-Seine (; ) is a département in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It covers Paris's western inner suburbs. It is bordered by Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne to the east, Val-d'Oise to the north, Yvelines to the we ...

from

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. He was a member of The Republicans (LR) until 2017, when he joined

La République En Marche! Renaissance (RE), previously known as La République En Marche ! (frequently abbreviated LREM, LaREM or REM; translated as "The Republic on the Move" or "Republic Forward"), or sometimes called simply En Marche ! () as its original name, is a ...

(LREM).

Political career

Thierry Solère served as First Deputy Mayor of

Boulogne-Billancourt Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious commune in the Parisian area, located from its centre. It is a subprefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department an ...

, the most populous commune in

, from 2008 to 2011 under Mayor

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, whom he succeeded in Parliament. He also served as a departmental councillor of

from 2004 to 2015 and regional councillor of

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from 2015 to 2021. Ahead of the 2017 presidential election, Solère served as chief spokesman of candidate

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's campaign before his resignation amid the

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. He remained a member of The Republicans but joined the

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in Parliament. Since the 2017 legislative election, Solère has served on the Defence Committee. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-Israeli Parliamentary Friendship Group. From June 2017 until January 2018, Solère briefly served as a parliamentary

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; he was therefore part of the Bureau of the National Assembly in the 15th legislature of the Fifth Republic, under the leadership of President

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. He resigned from this position after he joined LREM in November 2017. He was succeeded by

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. After

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left national politics to run in the

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, news media reported that Solère took his place as

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's "new (unofficial) liaison officer within the majority" and is "in direct contact with Philippe Grangeon, Emmanuel Macron's special adviser". Shortly before the 2022 legislative elections, Solère announced that he would not run for re-election and instead endorsed his fellow LREM colleague Emmanuel Pellerin.

Political positions

In response to France's anti-terrorism legislation allowing mass surveillance of suspected terrorists following the

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, Solère and Philippe Juvin sent a joint letter to

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warning that, without proper safeguards, the new intelligence measures would violate the

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. Ahead of the 2017 The Republicans leadership election, Solère publicly opposed

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, warning that he would be the right's "grave-digger" and criticising him for refusing to call supporters to back Macron against National Front (FN) candidate

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in the second round of the presidential election.

Investigation for tax fraud

In 2017, the weekly ''

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'' claimed that Solère was the subject of a preliminary

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investigation by the public prosecutor of

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, for having failed paying his taxes between 2010 and 2013. In 2019, he was charged with

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and misappropriation of public funds.Paule Gonzalès (2 July 2020)
L’affaire Thierry Solère, cet autre imbroglio judiciaire
''

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''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Solère, Thierry 1971 births Living people Politicians from Nantes Politicians from Île-de-France The Republicans (France) politicians Renaissance (French political party) politicians Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Hauts-de-Seine