Sylvain Berrios (born 6 May 1968) is a French politician.

Early life

Berrios was born on 6 May 1968 in

Maisons-Alfort Maisons-Alfort () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Maisons-Alfort is famous as the location of the National Veterinary School of Alfort. The Fort de Charenton, constructed betwe ...

Political career

Starting in 1992, Berrios served on the municipal council of

Saint-Maur-des-Fossés Saint-Maur-des-Fossés () is a commune in Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southea ...

. In 2002, he began working for

Henri Plagnol Henri Plagnol (born February 11, 1961 in Paris) is a French politician who has served on the National Assembly. He represented the Val-de-Marne department, from 1997 to 2002, and again from 2007 to 2012. Throughout his legislature tenure, Plagn ...

. Four years later, Berrios joined the budget ministry. From 2008, he concurrently served as deputy mayor of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, and general councilor in

Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a pop ...

. Berrios defeated Plagnol in a 2012 legislative by-election, and served on the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...

from Val-de-Marne's 1st constituency as a member of the

Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement (french: link=no, Union pour un mouvement populaire, ; UMP, ) was a centre-right political party in France that was one of the two major contemporary political parties in France along with the centre-left Social ...

(UMP). His term as a deputy started on 17 December 2012 and lasted until 20 June 2017. Berrios later joined The Republicans, the successor to the UMP. Berrios remained a member of the Val-de-Marne general council until his resignation from that role in January 2013. In 2014, Berrios contested the mayoralty of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, again defeating Plagnol, the incumbent.

References

1968 births Living people 20th-century French politicians Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Mayors of places in Île-de-France The Republicans (France) politicians Union for a Popular Movement politicians People from Maisons-Alfort {{France-politician-UMP-stub