Olivier Carré (born 16 March 1961) is a French independent politician who has been serving as the mayor of the city of
Orléans since 2015.
Political career
Carré was member of the
National Assembly of France
The National Assembly (french: link=no, italics=set, Assemblée nationale; ) is the lower house of the bicameral French Parliament under the Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate (). The National Assembly's legislators are known a ...
from 2007 to 2017, representing
Loiret's 1st constituency
The 1st constituency of the Loiret (French: ''Première circonscription du Loiret'') is a French legislative constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, ridin ...
.
He was a member of the
Republicans
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
(LR) until 2017. He was member of the Economic, Environmental and Regional Planning Committee.
Political positions
In 2019, Carré publicly declared his support for incumbent
President Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. ''Ex officio'', he is also one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra. Prior to his presidency, Macron served as Minister of Econ ...
.
Voici la tribune des 72 maires et élus locaux de droite et du centre qui annoncent leur soutien à Macron
'' Le Journal du Dimanche'', 8 June 2019.
References
1961 births
Living people
Mayors of Orléans
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Politicians from Centre-Val de Loire
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Members of Parliament for Loiret