Michaël Taverne (born 10 March 1979) is a French politician of the

National Rally The National Rally (french: Rassemblement National, ; RN), until 2018 known as the National Front (french: link=no, Front National, ; FN), is a Far-right politics, far-rightAbridged list of reliable sources that refer to National Rally as fa ...

. In 2022, he was elected to the

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for

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. Taverne graduated from

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with a qualification in STAPS (Bachelor of Science and Techniques of Physical and Sports Activities) and worked as a

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. He subsequently became a training and firearms instructor for the police at

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central police station. He began his political career as an executive for

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and its leader

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before joining the National Rally (RN) in 2019. According to Taverne, the RN is "the only political force that can bring people together" and "win ideas." During the

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, Taverne contested the seat of Nord's 12th constituency and defeated

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deputy Anne-Laure Cattelot.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taverne, Michaël 1979 births Living people People from Maubeuge Politicians from Hauts-de-France Members of Parliament for Nord Debout la France politicians National Rally (France) politicians Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic French police officers