Benoist Apparu

Benoist Apparu
Benoist Apparu in 2014
Mayor of Châlons-en-Champagne
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 April 2014
Preceded byBruno Bourg-Roc
Member of the National Assembly
for Marne's 4th constituency
In office
17 June 2012 – 20 June 2017
Preceded byBruno Bourg-Roc
Succeeded byLise Magnier
In office
20 June 2007 – 23 July 2009
Preceded byBruno Bourg-Roc
Succeeded byBruno Bourg-Roc
Minister Delegate for Housing
In office
23 June 2009 – 10 May 2012
PresidentNicolas Sarkozy
Prime MinisterFrançois Fillon
Preceded byChristine Boutin
Succeeded byCécile Duflot
Personal details
Born (1969-11-24) 24 November 1969 (age 54)
Toulouse, France
Political partyThe Republicans (until 2017)
Alma materUniversity of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Benoist Apparu (born 24 November 1969) is a French politician of The Republicans who served as Secretary of State for Housing under the Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, in the François Fillon III government, and a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the Marne department,[1]

Early life and education

Benoist Apparu was born on 24 November 1969 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France.[1][2] He holds a Master's degree in international law from University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne.[2]

Career

From 1994 to 1999, Apparu worked as a parliamentary assistant for Bruno Bourg-Broc [fr].[2] In 1996, he was elected as national representative for the young wing of the Rally for the Republic.[2] From 1999 to 2002, he worked in the private sector.[2] In 2001, he served as Deputy-Mayor of Châlons-en-Champagne for Youth and Communication, then for Housing in 2008, as Bruno Bourg-Broc was re-elected.[2] He then worked as Chief of Staff for Xavier Darcos, and for Catherine Vautrin.[2]

In 2007, Apparu was elected as a member of the National Assembly of France.[1][2] His deputy is Bruno Bourg-Broc.[2] On 23 June 2009 he was named Secretary of State for Housing and City in the François Fillon government, under the responsibility of Jean-Louis Borloo, Minister of the Environment.[2] He was succeeded as MP by Lise Magnier.

Political positions

In January 2013, Apparu was one of the two UMP deputies, along with Franck Riester, to publicly declare his support and vote for a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in France which had been proposed by the government of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Liste Définitive des Députés Élu À L'issue des Deux Tours" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Official website biography Archived September 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Alexandre Lemarié (February 1, 2013), Portrait de Franck Riester, cet UMP favorable au "mariage pour tous" Le Monde.


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