Vincent Rolland (born 1 February 1970) is a French politician who has represented the 2nd constituency of the

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department in the

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since

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. A member of The Republicans (LR), he previously held the seat from 2002 to 2007 as

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's substitute following the latter's appointment to the government.

Biography

A ski instructor by occupation, Rolland has held a seat in the Departmental Council of

(General Council of Savoie until 2015) since

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. First elected for Bozel, he has been a departmental councillor for the canton of Moûtiers since

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. Rolland held one of the departmental council's vice presidencies from 2004 to 2017 under the presidency of

. Rolland was a municipal councillor of Pralognan-la-Vanoise from 1995 to 1997, when he became Deputy Mayor of Pralognan-la-Vanoise, a position he held until 2008. He was a municipal councillor of

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from 2008 to 2017. He served as the member of the

for the 2nd constituency of

from 2002 to 2007, before regaining the seat in 2017 following Gaymard's retirement from parliamentary politics. Ahead of the 2022 presidential election, Rolland publicly declared his support for

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''.

References

1970 births Living people People from Moûtiers Rally for the Republic politicians Union for a Popular Movement politicians The Republicans (France) politicians Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Savoie Departmental councillors (France) French city councillors {{Savoie-politician-stub