Michel Amiel (born 1954) is a French politician who has been serving as a member of the
French Senate since 2014. From 2017 until 2020, he was a member of
La République En Marche!
Renaissance (RE), previously known as La République En Marche ! (frequently abbreviated LREM, LaREM or REM; translated as "The Republic on the Move" or "Republic Forward"), or sometimes called simply En Marche ! () as its original name, is a l ...
(LREM).
Early life
Amiel was born on 3 July 1954.
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Career
Amiel has served as a member of the French Senate since 2014.Les Pennes-Mirabeau
Les Pennes-Mirabeau (; oc, Lei Penas de Mirabèu) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France, located 13.5 km (8.4 mi) from Marseille. In May every year, a medieval festival attracts tens of thousands people ...
.Republicans
Republican can refer to:
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 ...
' 2016 primaries, Amiel endorsed Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet as the party's candidate for the 2017 French presidential election
The 2017 French presidential election was held on 23 April and 7 May 2017. As no candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff was held between the top two candidates, Emmanuel Macron of En Marche! (EM) and Marine Le Pen of the Nationa ...
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In March 2020, Amiel left LREM after Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced he would push through a controversial pensions bill by executive decree.Le sénateur Michel Amiel quitte En marche ! à cause du 49.3, dénonçant le « cynisme et l’incompétence politique »
'' Le Monde'', September 8, 2016.
References
1954 births
Living people
French senators of the Fifth Republic
Mayors of places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Renaissance (French political party) politicians
Senators of Bouches-du-Rhône
People from Cannes
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