Renaud Muselier (born 6 May 1959) is a French physician and politician who has served as
President
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of the
Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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since 2017. A former member of
The Republicans (LR), he previously was a
Member of the European Parliament
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(MEP) from 2014 to 2019.
Early life and education
A native of
Marseille
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, Muselier is the grandson of Admiral
Émile Muselier
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. He is the nephew of the Queen
Geraldine of Albania
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(née Countess
Apponyi de Nagy-Apponyi), wife of the last King of
Albania
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,
Zog I, deposed by the Italians in 1939.
Political career
Muselier was the member of the
General Council of Bouches-du-Rhône for the
canton of Marseille – Notre-Dame-du-Mont from 1992 to 1995, as well as a member of the
Regional Council
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of
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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from 2004 to 2007. He was Deputy Mayor of
Marseille
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from 1995 to 2008 under the mayorship of
Jean-Claude Gaudin
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He was a member of the National Assembly of France from Bouches-du-Rhône from 1978 to 1989 and has be ...
.
Early career in national politics
Muselier was a member of the
National Assembly of France
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for the
5th constituency of
Bouches-du-Rhône
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from 1993 to 2002. During that time, her served on the Committee on Cultural Affairs.
From 2002 to 2005, Muselier served as
Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs
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,
under the leadership of successive ministers
Dominique de Villepin and
Michel Barnier
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.
Following the
2007 legislative election, Muselier re-joined the National Assembly, serving on its Committee on Foreign Affairs from 2007 to 2012.
Muselier was reelected of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in
2015
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and became its first vice-president under the presidency of
Christian Estrosi.
Member of the European Parliament, 2014–2019
Muselier became a
Member of the European Parliament
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following the
2014 European election. Throughout his term, he served on the
Committee on Transport and Tourism. In addition to his committee assignments, he was a member of the Parliament's delegation to the
ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.
In the
2016 The Republicans presidential primary, Muselier endorsed
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012.
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as the party's candidate for the office of
President of France
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.
Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, 2017–present
On 29 May 2017, Muselier was elected President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, succeeding
Christian Estrosi, who returned as
Mayor
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of
Nice
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.
Muselier announced his intention to run for reelection on a joint ticket with
La République En Marche!
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(LREM) in
2021, under an agreement brokered by
Prime Minister
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Jean Castex
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. However, this led to the resignation of Nice Mayor
Christian Estrosi and Toulon Mayor
Hubert Falco from The Republicans a few days later. LREM politician
Sophie Cluzel subsequently announced she would lead a list herself, thus terminating the joint ticket agreement, before backtracking and announcing the agreement would be upheld. Muselier ultimately got 57.3 percent of the vote, against 42.7 percent for
National Rally candidate
Thierry Mariani
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.
Ahead of the
2022 presidential elections, Muselier publicly declared his support for
Xavier Bertrand as the Republicans’ candidate. Shortly after, he announced his decision to leave the Republicans, accusing fellow party member
Eric Ciotti of "conveying the ideas of
Éric Zemmour within LR".
Other activities
* Associations Pensons le Grand Marseille et Cap sur l'Avenir, President
*
Chorégies d'Orange
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, Member of the Board of Directors
* Fondation Philippe Daher, Member of the Board of Directors
*
French Development Agency (AFD), Member of the Board of Directors
*
Institut du Monde Arabe
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(IMA), Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2011)
*
Rencontres d'Arles, Honorary Member of the Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Rencontres d'Arles.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muselier, Renaud
1959 births
Living people
20th-century French politicians
21st-century French politicians
Physicians from Marseille
Rally for the Republic politicians
Union for a Popular Movement politicians
The Republicans (France) politicians
Deputies of the 10th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
The Republicans (France) MEPs
MEPs for South-East France 2014–2019
20th-century French physicians
Secretaries of State of France
Departmental councillors (France)
Members of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Presidents of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
French city councillors