Hervé Novelli
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Hervé Novelli (born 6 March 1949) is a French politician of Italian origin, and a past member of the UDF group. He was a deputé in the Assemblée Nationale for the
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from 1999 to 2002 and as vice-president of the Indre et Loire local government (''conseil général'') from 1998 to 2001. He is also mayor of Richelieu since 2001. In June 2007, he became a member of the cabinet of
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as an undersecretary for business and foreign trade (''secrétaire d’Etat chargé des Entreprises et du Commerce extérieur''). He was from March 2008 to 13 November 2010 an undersecretary for commerce, craftsmanship, small and medium businesses, tourism and services (''secrétaire d’Etat chargé du commerce, de l’artisanat, des petites et moyennes entreprises, du tourisme et des services'') in the cabinet of
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. In March 2006, he has created the association ''Les Réformateurs''. His political history is that of a conservative politician moving to the center ground. He was, from the 1960s to 1980s a member of various extreme right parties including
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, the Parti des forces nouvelles, the National Front, etc., before joining the conservative
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and then the centrist Parti Républicain, a component of UDF. He was general secretary from 1990 to 1993, then member of the ''bureau exécutif'' of the Parti Républicain. Professionally, he was CEO of ''établissements Janton'', from 1982 to 2006, and ''chargé de mission'' for the French steel industry (''Chargé de mission pour la chambre syndicale de la sidérurgie française'') from 1977 to 1986.


Political career

Governmental functions Secretary of State for Trade, Crafts, Small and Medium Enterprises, Tourism, Services and Consumer : 2009–2010. Secretary of State for Business and Foreign Trade : 2007–2009. Electoral mandates ''European Parliament'' Member of
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: 1999–2002 (Resignation, reelected in the National Assembly in 2002). ''National Assembly of France'' Member of the
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for
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Indre-et-Loire Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River. In 2019, it had a population of 610,079.Indre-et-Loire Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River. In 2019, it had a population of 610,079.Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire Richelieu () is a Communes of France, commune in the Indre-et-Loire Departments of France, department in central France. It lies south of Chinon and west of Sainte-Maure de Touraine and is surrounded by mostly agricultural land. Its inhabitants a ...
: Since 2008. Deputy-mayor of
Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire Richelieu () is a Communes of France, commune in the Indre-et-Loire Departments of France, department in central France. It lies south of Chinon and west of Sainte-Maure de Touraine and is surrounded by mostly agricultural land. Its inhabitants a ...
: 2001–2008. Municipal councillor of
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: Since 2001. Reelected in 2008. Municipal councillor of
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: 1995–2001. ''Community of communes Council'' President of Communauté de communes du pays de Richelieu : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008. Member of Communauté de communes du pays de Richelieu : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008.


Bibliography

* Frédéric Charpier, ''Génération Occident'' (Paris: Le Seuil, 2005)


External links


Web site of Hervé Novelli
(in French)
Hervé Novelli's page at Assemblée Nationale
(in French)
Biography on the Web site of the French Government
{{DEFAULTSORT:Novelli, Herve 1949 births Living people Politicians from Paris French people of Italian descent National Rally politicians Party of New Forces politicians National Centre of Independents and Peasants politicians Union for French Democracy politicians Republican Party (France) politicians Liberal Democracy (France) politicians Union for a Popular Movement politicians MEPs for France 1999–2004 Republican Party (France) MEPs Paris Dauphine University alumni Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic