Charles de Courson
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Charles de Courson | |
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Member of the National Assembly for Marne's 5th constituency | |
Assumed office 2 April 1993 | |
Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Bouquet |
Mayor of Vanault-les-Dames | |
In office 15 January 1986 – 14 October 2017 | |
Preceded by | Aymard de Courson |
Succeeded by | Caroline Issenhuth |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Amédée Simon du Buisson de Courson 2 April 1952 Paris, France |
Political party | LC-NC (2007–present) |
Other political affiliations | CDS (1986–1995) FD (1995–1998) UDF (1998–2007) UDI (2012–2017) |
Relations | Léonel de Moustier (grandfather) Louis-Michel le Peletier (ancestor) Elénor-François-Elie (ancestor) |
Alma mater | ESSEC Business School École nationale d'administration |
Occupation | Magistrate • Politician |
Charles Amédée Simon du Buisson de Courson (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl amede simɔ̃ dy bɥisɔ̃ də kuʁsɔ̃]; born 2 April 1952) is a French politician who has served as a member of the National Assembly of France since 1993.[1] A former member of the Auditors Court, he has been rapporteur of the state budget in the National Assembly since 2024.[2] De Courson represents the 5th constituency of the Marne department, as part of The Centrists.
Early life and family
[edit]Charles Amédée Simon du Buisson de Courson[3] was born on 2 April 1952, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. His father, Aymard de Courson, held the mayorship of Vanault-les-Dames from 1953 to 1985 and was a member of the General Council of Marne from 1958 to 1985, when he died.[4]
Through his mother, Charles de Courson is a grandson of politician and French Resistance hero Léonel de Moustier, as well as a descendant of Louis-Michel le Peletier, marquis de Saint-Fargeau.[5]
Political career
[edit]De Courson succeeded his father both as mayor and general councillor. In 1993, he was elected to the National Assembly in the 5th constituency of Marne.
Amongst his many interventions, De Courson has opposed same-sex marriage, and has denounced the "illusion of security at airports". In 2023, he led a vote of no confidence against the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne over proposals to raise the state pension age by executive decree.[5]
In 2024, De Courson ran in the first two rounds of voting on the President of the National Assembly, before pulling out ahead of the final vote; the post eventually went to incumbent Yaël Braun-Pivet.[6]
Political positions
[edit]De Courson opposed the legalisation of same-sex marriage, instead proposing a civil union pact. He is also in favour of a reduction in the number of civil servants and advocates for a stricter state budget.[7][8]
Courson opposed the 2013 pension reform, instead co-signing an amendment providing for a gradual increase in the legal retirement age to 65 years.[9][10] He supported the presidential candidacy of Valérie Pécresse in 2022, whose programme included a postponement of the legal age to 65.[11] However, in 2023, he opposed raising the legal retirement age to 64.[5]
In 2017, he proposed increasing the monthly compensation for deputies from €5,600 to €9,000 "to ensure them a decent living".[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ Biography on the Assemblée Nationale website
- ^ Catherine Nay (9 May 2023). "Catherine Nay raconte Charles de Courson, l'aristocrate révolutionnaire". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Les maires de Vanault-les-Dames". francegenweb.org (in French). Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ a b c MacArthur, John R. (19 April 2023). "Meet the aristocrat plotting Macron's downfall". Spectator. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ Victor Goury-Laffont (18 July 2024), Macron wins shock vote to keep coalition hopes alive Politico Europe.
- ^ Aurélien Soucheyre (4 February 2022). "Charles de Courson, l'aristocrate républicain". L'Humanité (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ Emilio Meslet (6 June 2023). "Qu'est-ce que le groupe Liot, ces centristes opposés à Macron ?". humanite.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Retraites : quand De Courson voulait toucher à l'âge légal". Le Télégramme (in French). 19 March 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ Poussielgue, Grégoire (29 May 2023). "Charles de Courson : « Le gouvernement craint un vote sanction »". Les Echos (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ Marchal, Raphaël (20 March 2023). "CHARLES DE COURSON, FER DE LANCE DES OPPOSANTS À LA RÉFORME DES RETRAITES À L'ASSEMBLÉE". LCP (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Charles de Courson propose d'augmenter les parlementaires pour leur « assurer une vie décente »". BFMTV (in French). 10 March 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2024..
- 1952 births
- Living people
- ESSEC Business School alumni
- École nationale d'administration alumni
- Politicians from Paris
- Centre of Social Democrats politicians
- Union for French Democracy politicians
- The Centrists politicians
- Union of Democrats and Independents politicians
- Deputies of the 10th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Deputies of the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Deputies of the 17th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Members of Parliament for Marne
- Mayors of places in Grand Est
- French general councillors
- Departmental councillors (France)