Jean-Yves Bony (born 11 March 1955 in Aurillac) is a French

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and politician of the Republicans.

Political career

Bony has been

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of the

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in the

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department since March 2001 and

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of the Communauté de communes du Pays de Salers, created in 2004. He is also

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of the Ally/ Escorailles/

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Syndicat des Eaux (water company) and

of the retirement home of Ally. A general councillor in

, representing the Canton de Pleaux, he was the eighth

of the Cantal General Council. A ''Suppléant'' of Alain Marleix at the general election in June 2007, Bony became deputy of the 2nd circonscription of Cantal when the latter became Secretary of State for Veterans on 19 June 2007 in the second government of François Fillon. Marleix was re-elected in 2012. In parliament, Bony serves on the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning. In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the French-Cuban Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Political positions

In the Republicans’ 2017 leadership election, Bony endorsed

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. Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, he publicly declared his support for Michel Barnier as the Republicans’ candidate. In the run-up to the Republicans’ 2022 convention, he endorsed

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as the party's chairman.Ludovic Vigogne (18 October 2022)
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bony, Jean-Yves 1955 births Living people People from Aurillac Union for a Popular Movement politicians The Republicans (France) politicians Deputies of the 13th 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 Cantal Departmental councillors (France)