Claire Pitollat (born 17 September 1979) is a French engineer and politician who has represented the 2nd constituency of the Bouches-du-Rhône

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in the National Assembly since

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. A member of

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(LREM), her constituency encompasses the

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and 8th arrondissements of Marseille.

Early life

Claire Pitollat was born and grew up in the

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. She attended the school of La Roseraie, then the Lycée Montgrand. After studying physical science in Marseille, she graduated in Toulouse from the aeronautical engineering school SUPAERO. During this time, she also earned her private pilot's license.

Political career

In the 2017 legislative election, she succeeded Dominique Tian of The Republicans (LR) in Parliament as a political newcomer. She was elected for

in the 2nd constituency of Bouches-du-Rhône with 54.7% of the vote in the second round. She joined the Committee on Social Affairs. In September 2019, Pitollat was designated to hold one of the vice presidencies of the La République En Marche group in the National Assembly alongside Bénédicte Peyrol, but only remained in that position for a few months. In the 2020 municipal election in Marseille, she supported without result the establishment of an electoral alliance with The Republicans led by

Martine Vassal Martine Vassal (née Gilles, 29 March 1962) is a French politician who has presided over the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis since 2018. A member of The Republicans (LR), she succeeded Jean-Claude Gaudin in office, who resigned to focus on his ...

.Leforestier, Jean-Marie (12 February 2021)
"Avant la campagne départementale, Vassal se rapproche des marcheurs et des ex-guérinistes"
Marsactu. In the 2022 legislative election, she was reelected with 61.6% of the second-round vote. In the 16th National Assembly under the Fifth Republic, she joined the Committee on Sustainable Development, Spatial and Regional Planning.

References

Living people Politicians from Marseille La République En Marche! politicians 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 Bouches-du-Rhône Women members of the National Assembly (France) 21st-century French women politicians French engineers 1979 births {{France-politician-LREM-stub