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Benoist Apparu (born 24 November 1969) is a French politician of
The Republicans who served as
Secretary of State for Housing under the
Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing,
Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet
Nathalie Geneviève Marie Kosciusko-Morizet () (born 14 May 1973 in the 15th arrondissement of Paris), often referred to by her initials NKM, is an engineer, public figure and advocate, having previously had a political career.
She was a Membe ...
, in the François Fillon III government, and a member of the
National Assembly of France. He represented the
Marne Marne can refer to:
Places France
*Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine
*Marne (department), a département in northeastern France named after the river
* La Marne, a commune in western France
*Marne, a legislative constituency (France)
Nethe ...
department,
Early life and education
Benoist Apparu was born on 24 November 1969 in
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Pa ...
,
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...
,
France
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.
[Master's degree
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international law
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from
University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
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.
Career
From 1994 to 1999, Apparu worked as a parliamentary assistant for
Bruno Bourg-Broc.
In 1996, he was elected as national representative for the young wing of the
Rally for the Republic.
From 1999 to 2002, he worked in the private sector.
In 2001, he served as Deputy-Mayor of
Châlons-en-Champagne
Châlons-en-Champagne () is a city in the Grand Est region of France. It is the capital of the department of Marne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims.
Formerly called Châlons-sur-Marne, the city was officially renam ...
for Youth and Communication, then for Housing in 2008, as Bruno Bourg-Broc was re-elected.
He then worked as Chief of Staff for
Xavier Darcos
Xavier Darcos (born 14 July 1947) is a French politician, scholar, civil servant and former Minister of Labour.
An ''agrégé'' professor in literature and general inspector of the National Education system, he has been Mayor of Périgueux, ...
, and for
Catherine Vautrin.
In 2007, Apparu was elected as a member of the
National Assembly of France.
His deputy is Bruno Bourg-Broc.
On 23 June 2009 he was named Secretary of State for Housing and City in the
François Fillon
François Charles Armand Fillon (; born 4 March 1954) is a retired French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 2007 to 2012 under President Nicolas Sarkozy. He was the nominee of the Republicans (previously known as the Union ...
government, under the responsibility of
Jean-Louis Borloo
Jean-Louis Marie Borloo (; born 7 April 1951) is a French politician who served as president of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) from 2012 to 2014. He also was Minister of the Economy, Finance and Employment in 2007 and Minister of ...
, Minister of the Environment.
He was succeeded as MP by
Lise Magnier
Lise Magnier (born 31 December 1984) is a French politician who has represented Marne's 4th constituency in the National Assembly of France since 2017.
Political career
Magnier was elected in Marne's 4th constituency as a Republican at ...
.
Political positions
In January 2013, Apparu was one of the two UMP deputies, along with
Franck Riester
Franck Riester (born 3 January 1974) is a French politician who has been serving as Minister Delegate for Parliamentary Relations in the Government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne since July 2022. He previously served as Minister Delegate for ...
, to publicly declare his support and vote for a
bill
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* Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States)
* Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature
* Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer
* Bill, a bird or animal's beak
Plac ...
legalizing
same-sex marriage in France
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which had been proposed by the government of
Prime Minister
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Jean-Marc Ayrault
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.
[Alexandre Lemarié (February 1, 2013)]
Portrait de Franck Riester, cet UMP favorable au "mariage pour tous"
''Le Monde
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''.
References
1969 births
Living people
Politicians from Toulouse
Union for a Popular Movement politicians
The Republicans (France) politicians
Mayors of places in Grand Est
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Pantheon-Sorbonne University alumni
Secretaries of State of France
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