Luc Chatel

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Luc Chatel
Luc Chatel in 2015
Minister of National Education
In office
23 June 2009 – 16 May 2012
PresidentNicolas Sarkozy
Prime MinisterFrançois Fillon
Preceded byXavier Darcos
Succeeded byVincent Peillon
Government Spokespeople
In office
18 March 2008 – 13 November 2010
PresidentNicolas Sarkozy
Prime MinisterFrançois Fillon
Preceded byLaurent Wauquiez
Succeeded byFrançois Baroin
Member of the National Assembly
for Haute-Marne's 1st constituency
In office
19 June 2012 – 19 June 2017
Preceded bySophie Delong
Succeeded byBérangère Abba
Personal details
Born (1964-08-15) 15 August 1964 (age 59)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyUMP
The Republicans
EducationLycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
Alma materUniversity 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

Regional Council

Municipal Council

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

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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Benjamin Mallet and Laurence Frost (22 June 2014), France secures Alstom stake option ahead of GE tie-up Reuters.
  3. ^ Bruno Jeudy (10 June 2014), UMP : le triumvirat prend la direction provisoire avec Chatel Le Journal du Dimanche.
  4. ^ James Regan (26 August 2012), Cope takes on Fillon in race to lead France's UMP Reuters.
  5. ^ Ludovic Vigogne (20 April 2016), Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L’Opinion.
  6. ^ Ingrid Melander and Sophie Loue (2 November 2016), France's Sarkozy steps up attacks on Juppe, lags in polls Reuters.

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Preceded by Minister of National Education
2009–2012 		Succeeded by
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