Bernard Accoyer

Bernard Accoyer
Accoyer in 2008
Secretary-General of the Republicans
In office 2016–2017
Preceded by	Éric Woerth
Succeeded by	Annie Genevard
President of the National Assembly
In office 26 June 2007 – 19 June 2012
Preceded by	Patrick Ollier
Succeeded by	Claude Bartolone
Member of the National Assembly
In office 1993–2017
Constituency	Haute-Savoie's 1st
Mayor of Annecy-le-Vieux
In office 1989–2016
Personal details
Born	(1945-08-12) 12 August 1945 Lyon, France
Political party	The Republicans (2015–present)
Other political affiliations	Rally for the Republic (until 2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015)
Spouse	Charlotte Jacquier
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Lyon
Profession	Physician
Website	Campagne du député Bernard Accoyer

Bernard Accoyer (French pronunciation: [bɛʁnaʁ akɔje], born 12 August 1945 in Lyon) is a French politician who was President of the National Assembly of France from 2007 to 2012. He was also the Mayor of Annecy-le-Vieux.

Political career

Career in local politics

Accoyer, a doctor by profession, has served as Mayor of Annecy-le-Vieux since March 1989; he also served as a member of the General Council of Haute-Savoie from March 1992 to March 1998.

Member of the National Assembly

Accoyer served as a deputy for the first constituency of Haute-Savoie and was first elected to the National Assembly in the March 1993 parliamentary election; he has been re-elected in each election since. He was President of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) group in the National Assembly of France from 2004 to 2007.

In 2007, Accoyer was selected as the candidate of the UMP group, which has the absolute majority, for the presidency of the National Assembly. He became the President of the National Assembly on 26 June 2007.

On 6 November 2007, Accoyer was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by U.S. President George W. Bush in honor of President Nicolas Sarkozy at the White House.

Despite the unwritten tradition that the President of the National Assembly abstains from taking part in votes, Accoyer voted in favor of a bill providing for major constitutional changes on 21 July 2008; because the bill passed by only a one-vote margin, his vote in favor, along with that of Socialist deputy Jack Lang, was crucial.