Roger Chudeau (; born 28 September 1949) is a French politician and retired senior civil servant who has represented the 2nd constituency of the

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in the National Assembly since

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. A former inspector at the Ministry of National Education and an education advisor in Prime Minister François Fillon's cabinet (2007–2008), he is a member of the

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(RN) and formerly of The Republicans (LR).

Biography

Career

Chudeau was born in 1949. He holds a degree in

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and worked as a high school teacher before becoming a school inspector with the Inspector General of National Education (IEN). In 2008, he was appointed Director of Supervision of the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.

Politics

Chudeau became a member of the

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in 1988 and its successor parties including The Republicans. He was close to François Fillon during his time as Prime Minister and in the

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he became Fillon's advisor on education. Following the defeat of Fillon during the

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, he briefly retired from politics before joining the National Rally in 2021. Ahead of the

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, he contested the seat of Loir-et-Cher's 2nd constituency which was held by former Republicans politician

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who had defected to Reconquête. Chudeau was successful at winning the seat in the second round. During the

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Chudeau made comments that dual nationals (specifically

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) should not hold ministerial posts. For these comments

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disavowed the idea that of restricting ministerial posts on basis of dual nationality and added that Chudeau's comments were contrary to the RN's programme.
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References

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