Luc-Marie Chatel () (born on 15 August 1964 in

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of the Republicans (LR) who served as Minister of National Education in the

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from June 2009 to May 2012. In 2014, he served as the acting chair of the

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(UMP). Also, Chatel served as the Secretary of state for Consumer Affairs and

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from June 2007 to March 2008, and Government's Spokesman from June 2009 until November 2010.

Political career

Governmental functions * Minister of National Education, Youth and Voluntary : 2010–2012. * Minister of National Education, government's spokesman : 2009–2010. * Secretary of State for Industry and Consumer Affairs, government's spokesman : 2008–2009. * Secretary of State for Consumer Affairs and Tourism : 2007–2008. Electoral mandates ''National Assembly of France'' * Member of the National Assembly of France for

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: 1998–2004. * Regional councillor of

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: 1998–2010. Reelected in 2004. ''Municipal Council'' *

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: 2008-2013 (Resignation). * Municipal councillor of Chaumont : 1996-2002 (Resignation). 2008–2014. Reelected in 2001, 2008. * Municipal councillor of Bayard-sur-Marne : 1993–1995. ''Community of Communes Council'' * President of the Communes Community of the Pays chaumontais : 200–2014. * Member of the Communes Community of the Pays chaumontais : 2008–2014. Political function * Spokesman of the

: 2002–2007.

Political positions

Within the UMP, Chatel initially was part of Les Réformateurs, the party’s liberal wing. From August 2012, Chatel – alongside

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and Marc Laffineur – led ''

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'' (''France moderne et humaniste''), a recognized movement within the UMP. In the UMP's 2012 leadership election, he endorsed

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. Ahead of the Republicans’ 2016 primaries, Chatel endorsed Nicolas Sarkozy as the party’s candidate for 2017 presidential elections.Ingrid Melander and Sophie Loue (2 November 2016)
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References

External links

Official biography at the Government of France
1964 births Living people People from Montgomery County, Maryland Liberal Democracy (France) politicians The Republicans (France) politicians Modern and Humanist France French Ministers of National Education Secretaries of State of France Government spokespersons of France Mayors of places in Grand Est Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Commandeurs of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{France-politician-UMP-stub