Luc Chatel
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Luc Chatel | |
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![]() Luc Chatel in 2015 | |
Minister of National Education | |
In office 23 June 2009 – 16 May 2012 | |
President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
Prime Minister | François Fillon |
Preceded by | Xavier Darcos |
Succeeded by | Vincent Peillon |
Government Spokespeople | |
In office 18 March 2008 – 13 November 2010 | |
President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
Prime Minister | François Fillon |
Preceded by | Laurent Wauquiez |
Succeeded by | François Baroin |
Member of the National Assembly for Haute-Marne's 1st constituency | |
In office 19 June 2012 – 19 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Sophie Delong |
Succeeded by | Bérangère Abba |
Personal details | |
Born | Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. | 15 August 1964
Political party | UMP The Republicans |
Education | Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague |
Alma mater | University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne |
Luc-Marie Chatel (French: [lyk maʁi ʃatɛl]) (born 15 August 1964) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who served as Minister of National Education in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from June 2009 to May 2012.[1] In 2014, he served as the acting chair of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).[2][3]
Also, Chatel served as the Secretary of state for Consumer Affairs and Tourism from June 2007 to March 2008, and Government's Spokesman from June 2009 until November 2010.
Political career
[edit]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 Haute-Marne (1st constituency) : 2002-2007 (Became Secretary of State in 2007) / 2012–2017. Elected in 2002, reelected in 2007, 2012.
Regional Council
- Vice-president of the Regional Council of Champagne-Ardenne : 1998–2004.
- Regional councillor of Champagne-Ardenne : 1998–2010. Reelected in 2004.
Municipal Council
- Mayor of Chaumont : 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 Union for a Popular Movement : 2002–2007.
Political positions
[edit]Within the UMP, Chatel initially was part of Les Réformateurs, the party’s liberal wing.
From August 2012, Chatel – alongside Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Jean Leonetti and Marc Laffineur – led Modern and Humanist France (France moderne et humaniste), a recognized movement within the UMP. In the UMP's 2012 leadership election, he endorsed Jean-François Copé.[4]
Ahead of the Republicans’ 2016 primaries, Chatel endorsed Nicolas Sarkozy as the party’s candidate for 2017 presidential elections.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Malgré la prise d'otages, le ministre de l'Éducation Luc Chatel ne veut pas "d'école-bunker", actualité Société : Le Point". Le Point (in French). 14 December 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ Benjamin Mallet and Laurence Frost (22 June 2014), France secures Alstom stake option ahead of GE tie-up Reuters.
- ^ Bruno Jeudy (10 June 2014), UMP : le triumvirat prend la direction provisoire avec Chatel Le Journal du Dimanche.
- ^ James Regan (26 August 2012), Cope takes on Fillon in race to lead France's UMP Reuters.
- ^ Ludovic Vigogne (20 April 2016), Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L’Opinion.
- ^ Ingrid Melander and Sophie Loue (2 November 2016), France's Sarkozy steps up attacks on Juppe, lags in polls Reuters.
External links
[edit]- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Montgomery County, Maryland
- Liberal Democracy (France) politicians
- The Republicans (France) politicians
- Modern and Humanist France
- Ministers of national education of France
- 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
- Knights of the Legion of Honour
- Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Union for a Popular Movement politician stubs