Joris Hébrard (born 31 May 1982) is a French politician who represented the 1st constituency of the

Vaucluse Vaucluse (; or ) is a department in the southeastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019.

department in the

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from 2022 to 2023. A member of the

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(RN, formerly National Front, FN), he has served as Mayor of Le Pontet since 2023, previously holding the office from 2014 to 2022, with a brief interruption in 2015.

Biography

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by occupation, Hébrard continued to practice his profession following his election to the mayorship of Le Pontet on 5 April 2014, after the National Front list he led in the

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received 42.6% of the vote in the second round, 7 votes ahead of the

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list. On 25 February 2015, the

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ruled the 2014 municipal election was held irregularly and new election had to be called. The

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Vaucluse Vaucluse (; or ) is a department in the southeastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019.

installed a special delegation in Le Pontet until a new election was held, which was won on 31 May 2015 in the first round by the list led by Hébrard with 59.4% of the vote. In the 2015 departmental election, Joris Hébrard, in pairs with Danielle Brun, was elected to the Departmental Council of Vaucluse in the canton of Le Pontet with 53.7% of the vote in the first round. He took office on 2 April 2015. He was reelected in

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before he resigned effective 5 September 2022. At the 2022 legislative election, he was the

(former National Front) candidate in the 1st constituency of

Vaucluse Vaucluse (; or ) is a department in the southeastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019.

, centred on the prefecture

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. He was elected in the second round with 51.1% of the vote. He resigned from the mayorship of Le Pontet after he took office in the

. On 4 April 2023, it was announced that Hébrard would resign his parliamentary seat to return as Mayor of Le Pontet less than a year after his election. He had been criticised within his party for having taken part in the opening ceremony of a mosque in his constituency. He was succeeded by his substitute

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in the National Assembly.

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M. Joris Hébrard - Mandat clos - Vaucluse (1re circonscription)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hebrard, Joris 1982 births Living people People from Vaucluse Mayors of places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Departmental councillors (France) Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic National Rally politicians